Capsule: Shutdown Situations, a GOP Identity Crisis, & Right to Try

Welcome to Capsule—your weekly dose of health-care news, where we give you a recap of this week’s highs and lows for key players in the health-care industry. You can expect us every Friday morning as a bookend for your week.

We’re headed for the longest government shutdown in history if President Trump and Congress don’t reach a deal by Sunday. The FDA has shifted its concerns toward safety inspections rather than new drug development, but so far no drug companies have publicly said drug time lines have been affected. Here’s what has been affected by the shutdown, along with a ...