Gabrielle M. Etzel

Pittsburgh, United States

Healthcare Reporter at Washington Examiner

Articles

Illinois legislature poised to pass physician-assisted suicide

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

Sponsors of a physician-assisted suicide bill in Illinois are trying to get a measure that would make it the 12th state to legalize medical aid in dying before the legislative session ends on Saturday. Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel, a Democrat from Evanston, attached an amendment with the language of a stalled physician-assisted suicide bill into a food preparation sanitation bill, SB 1950, that the state Senate has already passed.
Argentina joins US in WHO withdrawal after RFK Jr. visit

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

Argentina officially ratified its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization on Tuesday, during U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s trip to Buenos Aires this week. Argentine President Javier Milei made the executive decision to begin the withdrawal process in February, shortly after President Donald Trump took the same action on Inauguration Day in January.
Alcohol notably absent from MAHA report

1 week ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

The growing body of research on the negative health effects of alcohol was notably absent from a key White House public health report on chronic disease published this week, drawing criticism from critics of drinking and raising anticipation for the federal guidelines on alcohol consumption later this year.
Trump orders overhaul of science funding in blow to establishment

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to focus on scientific research that is reproducible and falsifiable, a major overhaul that could disrupt much of the scientific and medical establishments.
Trump MAHA Commission blames pharma and industry for chronic disease

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

Pharmaceutical and food industry influence is a leading cause behind the rise in childhood chronic diseases, from obesity and cancer to ADHD and autism, according to President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Delaware governor signs assisted suicide bill vetoed by predecessor

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

Gov. Matt Meyer (D-DE) signed legislation on Tuesday legalizing medical aid-in-dying for terminal illnesses, making Delaware the 12th jurisdiction in the United States to authorize physician-assisted suicide. The new law allows for adults with “a terminal illness and a prognosis of 6 months or less to live” to explore physician-assisted suicide options. A version of the bill was passed by the Delaware legislature in 2024 but vetoed by former Democratic Gov. John Carney.
FDA to require COVID booster trials for healthy adults and children

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 booster shots for healthy adults and children without new clinical trials proving they are safe and effective.
FDA to require COVID booster trials for healthy adults and children

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 booster shots for healthy adults and children without new clinical trials proving they are safe and effective.
FDA to require trials for COVID boosters for healthy adults and children

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 booster shots for healthy adults and children without new clinical trials proving that they are safe and effective.
RFK Jr. calls on other nations to exit WHO over ‘corrupting influences’

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Gabrielle M. Etzel

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling on other countries to exit the World Health Organization and join the United States in bilateral and multilateral agreements to advance global public health goals.