Washington, DC - A group of 14 patient and consumer groups issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement that it will freeze risk adjustment payments:

Washington, DC - Two years ago, nearly 250 Turkish citizens lost their lives, and thousands were wounded in the heinous failed coup attempt of July 15. We offer our deepest condolences to the friends and loved ones of those injured or killed.

Portland, Oregon - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained a Texas murder suspect as he returned on a flight from Tokyo, Japan, Friday.

Washington, DC - Two hundred and forty-two years ago, America was founded on the fundamental principle that all men and women are created equal and share an inherent dignity that government must value, respect, and protect.  The founding of our great country lit a spark of freedom that spread around the world, unleashing human potential and lifting billions out of poverty.  Today, we continue this sacred legacy.  We hold in common the responsibility to strengthen the bonds of liberty for future generations to inherit and carry forward.

Washington, DC - Findings from an animal study suggest that a non-invasive imaging technique could, with further development, become a useful tool to assess immune system recovery in people receiving treatment for HIV infection. Researchers used single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and a CD4-specific imaging probe to assess immune system changes throughout the bodies of macaques infected with SIV, a simian form of HIV, following initiation and interruption of antiretroviral therapy (ART). They evaluated pools of CD4+T cells (link is external), the main cell type that HIV infects and destroys, in tissues such as lymph nodes, spleen and gut.

Mexico City, Mexico - Today Secretary Pompeo met with President-elect of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the office of the MORENA political party in Mexico City, Mexico.