by Drew Gerber | Mar 20, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — While the U.S. Navy is better known for its role in protecting Americans from enemies abroad, it also works in labs throughout the world, combatting an unseen enemy: infectious disease. And now, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 6 (NAMRU-6) based in Lima,...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 18, 2016 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity became a very public top priority for the federal government after the 2014 theft of 21 million records from the Office of Personnel Management, but government bureaucracy itself may be a privacy threat to the rest of the country – and...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 16, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Despite the many surprises of the 2016 presidential campaigns, most agreed there was one sure thing: If Michael Bloomberg ran for president, he would not win. However, a Bloomberg administration almost certainly would have had improving public health as a...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 16, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
In the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case, the Supreme Court gave constitutional protection to a woman’s right to an abortion. But in 1992, the court in Planned Parenthood v. Casey amended that right somewhat. States could restrict abortions to protect women’s...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 8, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will use its substantial budget next year to modernize weapons systems, support allies abroad and cope with emerging challenges across the globe, Defense Department officials said Monday. The emphasis is on deterrence. Robert Scher, assistant...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 7, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will use its substantial budget next year to modernize weapons systems, support allies abroad and cope with emerging challenges across the globe, Defense Department officials said Monday. Robert Scher, assistant secretary of defense for...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court should rule against a Texas law imposing stricter requirements for abortion providers as a violation of the “undue burden” standard because the law’s provisions are not medically necessary and make abortions less accessible, a lawyer...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 29, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers said Monday they see the November election as a referendum on President Barack Obama’s signature health care law as their party seeks to offer voters alternative plans. Speaking before the annual Federation of American Hospitals...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 22, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Health research on women veterans needs to focus much more on gender-based disparities in care that often lead to women getting a lower quality of care than men, the head of a Department of Veterans Affairs program on women’s health said Monday. Research...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 17, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — After nearly a year of debate, major health care stakeholders said Wednesday they have agreed to push for the easier exchange of electronic health care records among providers and make other policy changes aimed at reducing costs and improving care under...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 10, 2016 | Living, National Security
WASHINGTON– The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require anyone employed by the Defense Department to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to state child protective service agencies in addition to reporting such suspected...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The House prepared to vote on legislation Tuesday that would require service members, Defense contractors and civilian employees to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to child protective service agencies — in addition...
