Senate Passes 21st Century Cures Act

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation that allocates $4.8 billion for medical research and $1 billion in state grants to battle the opioid abuse crisis. The Senate vote of 94-5 follows the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote of 392-26 on Nov. 30. It now heads to President Obama, who has said he will sign it as soon as it reaches his desk. Of the $4.8 billion allocated to the National Institutes of Health for research over 10 years, $1.8 billion is designated for the “Cancer Moonshot” project. Another $1.6 billion is earmarked for a brai...