Cancer
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Joined by Fulton County Cancer Survivor, Brown Announces New, No-Cost Preventive Health Care Benefits for More Than 1.8 Million Ohio Women
WASHINGTON - Joined by a Holland, Ohio cancer survivor and activist, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that new preventive health care benefits will be available at no cost for more than 1.8 million Ohio women beginning August 1st. The provisions were included in the health reform law, the Afford...…Read More
Posted on 7/31/2012 | -
At OSU Breast Center, Sen. Brown Joins Doctors To Announce New Effort That Will Allow Hospitals To Tackle Drug Shortages, Treat More Patients, And Save Lives
Idea for Legislation Came From “Drug Shortages Roundtable” Brown Hosted With Pharmacy Directors, Healthcare Workers, and Hospitals at OSU in January Brown, OSU Internal Medicine Chair Joined by Sharon Brown, Hilliard Breast Cancer Patient Who Experienced Severe Side Effects After Switching Dru...…Read More
Posted on 5/29/2012 | -
Following Call from Sen. Brown, FDA Announces Prevention of Shortages of More than 100 Critical Drugs that Treat Cancer, Other Conditions
Following a call from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to address drug shortages, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has prevented 114 shortages since the implementation of an Oct. 31 Executive Order. The FDA also announced today that it has approved production of a new ...…Read More
Posted on 2/21/2012 | -
Sen. Brown Office Representative to Attend Meeting in Clyde With Cancer Cluster Families, U.S. EPA
A representative from the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will join Clyde-area families at a meeting on Monday to receive an update from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on efforts to study the possible causes of high cancer rates among children in the area. A cancer ...…Read More
Posted on 2/13/2012 | -
With Cancer Patients Being Denied Lifesaving Medications Due to Drug Shortages, Sen. Brown Joins Northwest Ohio Lung Cancer Patient to Outline Bill to Address Shortages
The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act Would Trigger Alert of Incidents that Could Likely Result in a Drug Shortage Last Month, Brown Convened Roundtable Discussion with Hospital Officials from Around Ohio to Seek Solutions to Address an Uptick in Drug Shortages, Improve Patient Outcomes, and Combat ...…Read More
Posted on 2/11/2012 | -
With Cancer Patients Being Denied Lifesaving Medications Due to Drug Shortages, Sen. Brown Joins Central Ohio Breast Cancer Patient to Outline Bill to Address Shortages
COLUMBUS, OH - With cancer patients being denied lifesaving medications due to drug shortages, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined a central Ohio breast cancer patient to outline a bill to address drug shortages at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital...…Read More
Posted on 1/19/2012 | -
Sens. Brown, Moran Commemorate 40th Anniversary of National Cancer Act, Announce Introduction of Bipartisan Cancer Research Resolution
Resolution Has More Than 40 Democratic and Republican Cosponsors U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act and announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution recognizing our nation&...…Read More
Posted on 12/13/2011 |