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...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of public health advocates gathered on the National Mall on Wednesday to challenge key public health issues, including Medicaid cuts, vaccinations and reproductive rights. The rally marked the end of the American Public Health Association’s...
by Cassie Sun | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — For the first time in seven years, China did not purchase a single bushel of soybeans from the United States this summer as the two countries remain in economic conflict. This comes just one year after China purchased 27 million metric tons of American...
by Gabe Hawkins | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican senators and witnesses criticized the affordability of the ACA on Thursday, claiming the health care plan drives up costs and stifles competition. In a contentious hearing with the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on...
by Aanika Sawhney and Ashley Wong | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to curb a national humanitarian crisis when SNAP benefits — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that feeds nearly one in eight Americans — are set to be suspended nationwide on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown, Democrats and...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — At a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on biotechnology and U.S. competitiveness, lawmakers and witnesses warned that America risks losing its industry dominance. China now accounts for 30% of global clinical trial starts,...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Health care administrators across rural America say financial pressures are mounting as federal support programs expire and Medicaid cuts take effect, putting many facilities at risk of closure. In Hugo, Colorado — a town of fewer than 1,000 people — that...
