by Carlotta Angiolillo | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Surgeon general nominee Casey Means said at a confirmation hearing Wednesday she believes “vaccines save lives” but stopped short of saying she would encourage Americans to receive specific vaccines. “I do believe that each patient, mother or parent needs...
by Carlotta Angiolillo | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday lasted a record-setting 107 minutes, of which he dedicated just around five minutes to health care policy. While he did not introduce any new policies, Trump called on Congress to codify his...
by Melody Xu | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties blamed the Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers for keeping Americans in the dark about where exactly their prescription drugs are made, during a Senate hearing Thursday. While food and clothing products commonly...
by Dasha Dubinina | Jan 28, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday clock to 85 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, the shortest the metaphorical countdown to apocalypse has ever been in the clock’s 79-year-long history. The science-oriented advocacy group emphasized...
by Melody Xu | Jan 26, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers grilled five health insurance CEOs at a hearing Thursday, with Republicans and Democrats agreeing that U.S. health care costs are rising, particularly after the expiration of COVID-era tax credits. The CEOs hailed from UnitedHealth Group,...
by Carlotta Angiolillo | Jan 21, 2026 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – After the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits expired on Jan. 1, Rena Bumbray-Graves and her husband could no longer afford their health insurance, so they dropped their plan. Bumbray-Graves, a home care worker and member of the Service...
by Carlotta Angiolillo | Jan 14, 2026 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday clashed over the safety of mifepristone, a drug used in conjunction with misoprostol for medical abortions, and Americans’ ability to procure the pills without an in-person medical consultation. During a...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Diaspora-led medical organizations operate in conflict zones with local knowledge, long-term commitment and trusted networks. Their work spans direct care, training, local funding, and infrastructure support — offering an alternative approach to...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi and Cassie Sun | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday on whether First Choice Women’s Resource Center, a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center, can challenge a state subpoena in federal court before it is enforced. New Jersey issued a subpoena seeking 28 categories of...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 20, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical executives and lawmakers warned that the United States’ reliance on foreign nations for key pharmaceutical components is disrupting the quality and access American patients have to generic medications at a Senate Special Committee on Aging...
by Avigna Ramachandran | Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee debated proposals to address rising health care costs and alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire at the end of this year during a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing comes in the aftermath of a...
by Isaiah Steinberg and Aanika Sawhney | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pitched his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement as a disruptive force in health policy at a “fireside chat” hosted by Turning Point USA-Foggy Bottom on Monday evening. Organizers intended the event at George...
