by Alanna Autler | Mar 15, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—Military and medical professionals are urging Congress to provide more funding for the military health system despite budget cuts proposed by the Defense Department. The DOD has proposed reducing the cost of providing health care to service members,...
by Alanna Autler | Mar 8, 2011 | Politics
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to 10 honorees from around the world for their work in human rights, social justice and politics.
by Alanna Autler | Mar 1, 2011 | Health & Science
The day before Mac Greene died, he visited a wound doctor. Greene had some bursitis on his elbow—a fluid-filled sac underneath his skin. But without access to Greene’s medical records, the specialist couldn’t treat Greene. He especially couldn’t see that Greene needed...
by Alanna Autler | Mar 1, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON –Some governors said Tuesday they want to regain control over their Medicaid programs because President Obama’s landmark health care law will add unnecessary costs to their state budgets. On Tuesday Governors Haley Barbour, R-Miss., Gary Herbert R-Utah, and...
by Alanna Autler | Feb 23, 2011 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—Under the budget cuts passed in the Republican-led House of Representatives last week, rural communities could lose $200 million in grants that help build accessible health care infrastructures, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think-tank, said...
by Alanna Autler | Feb 15, 2011 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON –The Middle East and North Africa represent the two most-underserved areas in the world in HIV/AIDS research and prevention despite a sharp increase in infections over the past 10 years, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday. The report,...
by Alanna Autler | Feb 1, 2011 | Environment
As director of the Office of Health Homes and Lead Hazard Control, Jon Gant dislikes the phrase, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” But at the Second National Bed Bug Summit hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, Gant confessed that he utters those...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
Dozens of youthful Obama supporters crowded into a downtown office building not far from the White House Tuesday evening to celebrate hip hop, politics and the youth vote and to cheer the president’s State of the Union address. “This is not your typical...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 19, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON –The House will vote on repealing the heath care reform law after 5:30 p.m. The repeal is expected to pass in the Republican-led House. Throughout the day, House Democrats and Republicans made their final cases during press conferences and floor...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 18, 2011 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — As the House starts debate on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care reform, the administration began rolling out its case for keeping the controversial law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a study...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 12, 2011 | Politics
George Washington University student groups came together on Wednesday to stand by Haiti.
by Alanna Autler | Jan 11, 2011 | Politics
Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner faces five criminal charges after he allegedly shot dead six people and injured 14 in Saturday’s Tucson rampage. But the 22-year-old will not face charges on at least one count: law enforcement officials say Loughner legally obtained...
