Getting Creative During Shutdown: FDA Could Keep Reviewing Drugs If Agency Argues It’s Essential To Saving Lives

During a government shutdown, agencies that don't have federal funding can only do work that’s necessary to protect lives or property. Experts suggest that even if the FDA's reserves run dry, the agency can continue to review drugs because certain medical treatments are necessary to people's health. In other shutdown news: food insecurity, wildfires, and a possible light at the end of the tunnel.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2MvGF7B