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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials backed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to begin temporarily placing certain kratom-related substances into Schedule I, escalating federal action against concentrated and synthetic products …
DEA Moves to Temporarily Schedule Kratom-Related Opioids Read More
DOYLESTOWN, PA — Hatch BioFund has invested in Optimeos Life Sciences, a Princeton University spinout developing a nanoparticle platform for delivering gene therapies and other biologic medicines, expanding the Pennsylvania …
Hatch BioFund Invests in Gene Delivery Startup Optimeos Read More
BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration is launching a new process that will allow parents to enroll newborns automatically in Trump Accounts, expanding access to a federally backed savings …
Social Security Expands Newborn Enrollment for Trump Accounts Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Braskem (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) received six Texas Chemistry Council awards for 2025 performance at three Gulf Coast facilities, highlighting safety and process-safety …
Braskem Texas Plants Win Safety Awards for 2025 Performance Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ending the emergency declarations that allowed the rapid authorization of COVID-19 drugs, biologics and medical devices, marking another …
HHS Sets Timetable to End COVID Emergency Authorizations Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Qnity Electronics (NYSE: Q) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, extending shareholder returns as the company positions itself around growing demand for semiconductor technologies …
Qnity Declares Quarterly Dividend as Semiconductor Demand Expands Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed sweeping changes to Medicare outpatient payment policies for 2027, including lower payments for certain hospital drugs and imaging …
CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Changes to Cut Drug, Imaging Costs Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Thrive TRM acquired Incentiv, an executive compensation data network for private equity firms and portfolio companies, adding pay-benchmarking capabilities to its talent relationship management platform. Terms of …
Thrive Acquires Incentiv to Add Executive Pay Data for PE Read More
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a nationwide effort to restore the Presidential Fitness Test and promote physical activity among children, joining …
HHS Revives Presidential Fitness Test in Youth Health Push Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — Asset-Map Holdings has launched a new growth program and marketing service aimed at helping financial advisors attract clients and expand their businesses, as independent registered investment advisors …
Asset-Map Launches Advisor Growth Program as RIAs Seek New Clients Read More