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Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County resident Matilda Terrell caught COVID-19 for the first time in July 2022, Matilda’s symptoms were mild and they recovered quickly.  But, when they contracted the virus for the second time two months later, their life changed...
How Biden made health care access, affordability priorities in State of Union address

How Biden made health care access, affordability priorities in State of Union address

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to contrast his health care record with former President Donald Trump’s, touting his efforts to lower drug prices and urging Congress to expand access to reproductive freedoms. Biden addressed the...
Lawmakers voice concern over economic setbacks caused by abortion bans

Lawmakers voice concern over economic setbacks caused by abortion bans

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — When Tennessee resident Allie Phillips heard she was pregnant with her second child, she said she and her husband Brian were “so excited.” However, after 19 weeks, Phillips met with a fetal specialist and received news that no expecting parent wants to...
Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to limit EPA’s authority in high-stakes air pollution case

Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to limit EPA’s authority in high-stakes air pollution case

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 21, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether to freeze an EPA policy aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses from one state to another in a case that experts say could significantly limit the agency’s ability to regulate air pollution...
Pharma CEOs defend high drug prices before Senate hearing

Pharma CEOs defend high drug prices before Senate hearing

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday grilled the CEOs of three major pharmaceutical companies on why the U.S. pays the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, demanding that they find ways to lower medication costs.  “The outrageous cost of prescription...
Experts urge Congress to combat U.S. drug shortage by requiring more information from manufacturers

Experts urge Congress to combat U.S. drug shortage by requiring more information from manufacturers

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 6, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the House Committee for Ways and Means on Tuesday called on manufacturers to improve transparency as the U.S. experiences a nationwide drug shortage.    Active shortages are at their highest levels since 2014, according to the American...
Medicare drug price negotiations start, a potential help in Berkshire County where 16.5% are insured by Medicare

Medicare drug price negotiations start, a potential help in Berkshire County where 16.5% are insured by Medicare

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — In an effort to lower drug costs, Medicare will begin price negotiations with drug manufacturers on Thursday for the 10 most costly prescriptions covered by Medicare.  It marks the first step in historic negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price...
Biden wins New Hampshire primary after successful write-in campaign

Biden wins New Hampshire primary after successful write-in campaign

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 27, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured

HAMPTON, N.H. — President Joe Biden easily won the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday as a write-in candidate. Biden won 64% of the vote, beating nearly two dozen opponents, including Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Marianne Williamson. The Democratic...
Trump voters in New Hampshire say border security a top concern

Trump voters in New Hampshire say border security a top concern

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics

HAMPTON, N.H. — Heading into the New Hampshire primaries, Hampton resident Linda McGrath knew which candidate would get her vote: former President Donald Trump.  She held two signs outside a polling station in Hampton — one read “Secure Borders” and the other “No...
Haley tells voters she’s a change agent

Haley tells voters she’s a change agent

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 22, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

SEABROOK, NH — On Sunday Nikki Haley addressed a packed dining room at Brown’s Lobster Pound to vote for her on Tuesday, vowing to take the country in a different direction than presidential candidates President Biden and former president Trump.  “This boils down to,...
Long-COVID patients, experts call on Congress to take action

Long-COVID patients, experts call on Congress to take action

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — In February 2020, Angela Meriquez Vázquez was an avid runner with nearly two decades of experience. A month later, she contracted COVID-19 and her life changed dramatically.  What initially seemed like a mild infection developed into debilitating...
Rural veterans face too many hardships in getting health services, lawmakers say

Rural veterans face too many hardships in getting health services, lawmakers say

by Emma Sullivan | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Only 5% of the new enrollees in the Veterans Health Administration over the past 18 months lived in rural areas.  Such statistics are disconcerting to lawmakers like Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), who called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to do better....

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