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U.S. Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner, RN, as CMS Administrator
On May 15, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed President Obama’s nominee—and the current acting administrator—as the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Praises National Nurses Week
The annual National Nurses Week began May 1 to great fanfare. Nurses, as the most trusted healthcare providers for the past 12 years in a row, continue to hold the hearts of patients and their families.
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U.S. Representatives Tiberi and Israel Reintroduce ONS Symptom Management...
ONS is pleased to announce that U.S. Representatives Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Steve Israel (D-NY) reintroduced the Society’s signature legislation. “The Improve Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2013” was...
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ONS Tours FDA and NIH to See Federal Research Dollars at Work
The day before ONS’s 38th annual Congress, 50 members were treated to an invitation-only tour of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health’s clinical center.
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ONS Congress in Washington, DC: Advocacy Day Huge Success
For the first time in a decade, ONS Congress came to the U.S. Congress! In a special ONS pre-Congress one-day session, 101 oncology nurses stormed the steps of Capitol Hill and made their voices heard...
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FDA Denies New Tobacco Products for Marketing
Four years ago, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act authorized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate products, especially regarding the marketing of tobacco. On June...
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NIH Breast Cancer Gene Research May Predict Success Rates
Genetic advances continue to find real breakthroughs in treatment and, equally important, provide hope to cancer survivors.
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CDC Reports Cancer Rates, Celebrates Survivorship
From the moment a patient is diagnosed with cancer through their full recovery they are now deemed a “survivor.” There are at least 12 million Americans who have cancer and continue to be at risk.
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HHS Launches Health Insurance Marketplace Education Site
As the Affordable Care Act gradually is phased in, the federal government, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is implementing a series of educational tools to better...
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Sequestration and the Federal Budget
It is heating up in DC with temperatures reaching into the mid-90’s already, and everyone seems to be hot under the collar! Well into the first session of the 113th Congress, with the next...
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