Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act

By Juliet Eilperin and Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post – Paying tribute to both bipartisanship and his vice president — who was galvanized by his own son’s death to change the way the United States combats cancer — President Obama signed legislation Tuesday that aims to increase funding for medical research, speed the development and approval of experimental treatments and overhaul federal policy on mental health care.

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