Federal News
US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump [AP News, 5/10/21]
“…affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people.”
Genome researchers question security provisions in new U.S. Senate bill [Science, 6/14/21]
“…would require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new security protocols aimed at preventing the misuse of U.S.-funded genomic data by China and other nations.”
Supreme Court Declines to Overturn ACA — Again [Kaiser Health News, 6/17/21]
“By a vote of 7-2…the justices did not even reach the merits of the case, ruling instead that the suing states and the individual plaintiffs, two self-employed Texans, lacked ‘standing’ to bring the case to court.”
State News
House Bill 3202 – HEALTH ED-E-CIGARETTES has been sent to the Governor to sign. This bill amends “the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Adds e-cigarettes and other vapor devices as one of the educational areas the Comprehensive Health Education Program must include.” – Legiscan