Judge Upholds Health Law's Coverage Requirement-wsj.com

Judge Upholds Health Law's Coverage Requirement-wsj.com: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening became the third U.S. trial judge to uphold the constitutionality of the new health-care law's requirement that individuals maintain health coverage or pay a penalty

Supreme Court rules vaccine makers protected from lawsuits-washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court rules vaccine makers protected from lawsuits-washingtonpost.com: Federal law protects pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits by parents who claim that vaccines harmed their children, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

FDA approval process faulted at hearings on medical devices-washingtonpost.com

FDA approval process faulted at hearings on medical devices-washingtonpost.com: The Food and Drug Administration is approving medical devices too slowly. Or too quickly - depending on whom you ask.

Two House Republican amendments aim to defund health-care law-washingtonpost.com:

Two House Republican amendments aim to defund health-care law-washingtonpost.com: House lawmakers on Thursday will get their first shot at voting to defund the national health-care overhaul, the latest effort by congressional Republicans to render ineffective President Obama's signature legislative initiative.

House Judiciary approves tort reform-politico.com

House Judiciary approves tort reform-politico.com: The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a medical malpractice reform bill by an 18-15 party-line vote after turning aside several Democratic attempts to amend it, including one which mirrored the concerns of two Republican members of the panel.

Budget battle: The road ahead-politico.com

Budget battle: The road ahead-politico.com: President Barack Obama’s 20-pound budget was released Monday and with it an equally weighty question: Just how can the White House, along with a fractious and hostile House Republican majority and a dysfunctional Senate, pass anything?

Study of recaled medical devices faults lax FDA texting methods-washingtonpost.com

Study of recaled medical devices faults lax FDA texting methods-washingtonpost.com: A new analysis is raising questions about how good a job the Food and Drug Administration is doing at protecting Americans from faulty medical devices.