Health CareNews
The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $400 billion universal health care bill Thursday with no plan to pay for it. The committee passed the… Read More
SocietyNews
Forty-one members of Congress sent a letter Monday to President Donald Trump asking him to replace the head of the National Institutes of Health, citing… Read More
Health CareNews
The Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, filling in the list of presidential appointments at the Department of… Read More
Health CareNews
Viewers may question much of what they hear and read about scientific and medical studies after watching the latest “Full Measure” cover story. It’s a cautionary note… Read More
Health CareFeature
For a patient looking to see a doctor for any given medical procedure, costs often vary wildly based on the facility or physician. Take non-surgical… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As the struggle to repeal and replace Obamacare with a plan that will decrease fast-rising and exorbitant premiums as well as increasing consumer choice rages on,… Read More
Health CareNews
Some veterans organizations don’t think a bill President Donald Trump signed Wednesday expanding private care options for veterans goes far enough. “The veterans have poured… Read More
Health CareNews
Veterans groups are backing a Republican bill to make it easier to fire bad employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the legislation faces… Read More
Health CareCommentary
One of the most frequently heard claims from the Obama administration is that Obamacare is responsible for insuring 20 million adults who were previously uninsured…. Read More
Health CareNews
Consumers may be in for sticker shock when they head to pharmacy counters not only because of across-the-board increases in the prices of prescription drugs,… Read More
Health CareNews
In the wake of news that pharmaceutical company Mylan quadrupled the price of its popular EpiPen anti-allergy device over a few years, lawmakers want to… Read More
Health CareNews
After Congress failed to pass a Zika funding bill due in part to disagreements over restricting funds from going to Planned Parenthood, pressure is on… Read More
Health CareNews
As the number of Zika virus cases in the United States continues to rise, residents in South Florida are in a unique position to become… Read More
Health CareNews
The shifting of $81 million to combat Zika is overdue and demonstrates the Obama administration has had untapped resources to fight the mosquito-borne illness, House… Read More
Health CareNews
The entire Texas Republican delegation in Congress signed a letter to President Barack Obama Friday, asking for answers on hundreds of millions in unspent money… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As some world-class athletes pass up the opportunity of a lifetime to compete at the Rio Olympics due to worries about the Zika virus, the… Read More
Health CareNews
As mosquitoes seem to be spreading Zika inside the United States, the Obama administration has been sitting on some of the resources intended to fight… Read More
Health CareNews
Even as Congress seems to be moving closer to a resolution on funding a means to stop the spread of the Zika virus, the Obama… Read More
Health CareNews
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unspent money left over from the fight in 2013 against the Ebola epidemic overseas. But HHS… Read More
EconomyNews
What do honeybees on cocaine, drunken songbirds, and sexy goldfish have in common? Each was the subject of extensive, taxpayer-funded research and each features prominently… Read More
Health CareNews
Summer is coming and with it swarms of mosquitos that could transmit the Zika virus, which is linked to serious neurological defects in newborns. But… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Dying patients simply don’t have the luxury of time, and many American patients with deadly diseases are being prevented from trying drugs that might extend… Read More
Health CareCommentary
One of the most surprising results from recent state elections was Ohio voters voting overwhelmingly against Big Pot. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, they defeated… Read More
Health CareNews
Whether or not Hurricane Joaquin, labeled a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday afternoon and classified as “extremely dangerous,” hits the Eastern seaboard of the United… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As Oct. 1 approaches my inbox fills more every day with junk mail from health IT vendors offering solutions to my presumed panic. What panic?… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A lot of things can date an old movie or TV show: clothes, furniture, cars. And another thing: cigarettes. They’re all over the place in… Read More
Health CareNews
Physician-owned hospitals are often vilified in America’s health care system, accused of siphoning the most profitable operations away from other hospitals while leaving them with… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The 2013 outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone claimed over 11,000 lives. The World Health Organization was heavily criticized for its response… Read More
SocietyNews
An increased number of teenage girls—more than 20 percent—have used the morning-after pill, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In 2014, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa captured headlines around the world. As the epidemic has waned since then so too has the world’s… Read More
