One of the six exam rooms at Haven Health Clinics in downtown Amarillo Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The clinic provides services for women in the 26 county region of the Texas panhandle.
One of the six exam rooms at Haven Health Clinics in downtown Amarillo Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The clinic provides services for women in the 26 county region of the Texas panhandle. Stephen Spillman

Federal funding for biomedical research has fallen 22 percent since 2003, dramatically slowing the pace of development for new drugs and treatments. A hoped-for remedy is the 21stย Century Cures Act, which would set funding levels and speed drug approvals, according to a North Texas panel of doctors and elected officials address. (Dallas Business Journal)

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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the...