New executive order targets certain pathogen research; states sue HHS over restructuring
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 In the latest public health developments at the federal level, President Trump yesterday signed an executive order that would place new restrictions on gain-of-function pathogen research and a group of 20 attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over impacts from cuts and massive restructuring. The executive order was issued just ahead of a new