Research
Anti-abortion groups in standoff with Trump over fetal tissue research | The Hill
Anti-abortion groups want HHS to eliminate more than $100 million in federal funding for research that uses fetal tissue. NIH spent $103 on fetal tissue in fiscal 2018.
Chinese researcher claims birth of first gene-edited babies—twin girls | Stat
A Chinese researcher says he helped alter embryos that eventually became twin girls born earlier in November. He changed the embryos' DNA to try to give the eventual people resistance to HIV.
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma stocks soothe stock-market malady | The Wall Street Journal
While small biotech companies' stocks have fallen recently, big pharmaceuticals' stocks are up 7% this year, with Eli Lilly leading the pack at 32% growth.
Technology
FDA seeks $46M to fund National Evaluation System for Health Technology | Health Data Management
The FDA wants to put the funds into post-market data monitoring, through which it'll collect real-world information for assessing how safe and effective medical devices are.
In other news
General Motors to close Detroit, Ohio, Canada plants | Detroit Free Press
General Motors is closing three assembly plants by the end of 2019, potentially laying off 5,600 people.
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