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November 17, 2025

In this week’s edition of health news across the states: Trump’s drug price deal to bring relief to the states, Ohio bill among several in the nation seeking to expand the role of optometrists, New effort to bring drug production back to the U.S. gains steam

Plus: Crowley, Biotechnology Innovation Organization: Spurring innovation in the biotech industry will save lives

HealthPlatform.News [[link removed]] Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states [[link removed]]

Patients struggling with obesity will have greater access to the drugs that can help them, at a much lower cost.

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Ohio bill among several in the nation seeking to expand the role of optometrists [[link removed]]

A bill that would allow optometrists to perform certain procedures that currently only ophthalmologists are permitted to undertake is making its way through the Ohio General Assembly.

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New effort to bring drug production back to the U.S. gains steam [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

The Trump Administration is moving to speed generic drug approvals and bring more drug manufacturing back to U.S. soil — an effort to cut red tape, lower prices and reduce reliance on China and India.

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Crowley: Spurring innovation in the biotech industry will save lives [[link removed]]

Twenty-five years ago, my two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, were diagnosed with Pompe disease, a rare and fatal neuromuscular disorder. At the time, there was no treatment — no hope beyond comfort care. I left my job, went back to graduate school, and eventually helped start a small biotech company dedicated to developing an enzyme replacement therapy.

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