by Ester Wells | Feb 14, 2019 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Scientists pushed Thursday for continued development and testing of gene editing techniques to determine whether altering human DNA is ethical. “We still don’t have full clarity, but we need research to be able to get that,” said Siva Subramanian,...
by Ester Wells | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — House members on Tuesday sought solutions to rising drug prices from a panel of health leaders and emphasized their commitment to lowering out-of-pocket costs for consumers. “Americans are desperate for a solution to help them afford the quality,...
by Ester Wells | Feb 7, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Health officials Thursday stressed that the higher cancer rates and lower life expectancy in rural America compared with urban areas requires more federal funding and more health care access. “At the end of the day, our communities and our chains are only...
by Samantha Handler | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Chad Riedy got really sick for the first time at 26. He has cystic fibrosis and after returning from his honeymoon, realized he was having trouble breathing and performing normal activities. He was admitted to the hospital for 7 days, and though his...
by Henry Erlandson | Jan 31, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Abortion foes Thursday condemned recent legislative moves across the country loosening restrictions on late-term abortions. Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, condemned Democratic lawmakers who are passing abortion rights...
by Ester Wells | Jan 30, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor and industry leaders called Wednesday for development of space for commercial uses by entrepreneurs and businesses rather than a war for space domination among competing countries. “Today’s space race is being waged by...
by Leslie Bonilla | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Health professionals Tuesday urged the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to pass a bill extending federal funding for community health centers, which can be the only affordable health care options for low-income and other medically...
by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON –– After two years without an administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, President Trump’s pick to lead the agency, Nicole Nason, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday. Nason, an experienced government...
by Ester Wells | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for unity among Democrats and health care activists Thursday to achieve a “Medicare for all” system and to “stave off the assaults” on health care by Republicans. “Our diversity is our strength, but our unity is our...
by Ester Wells | Jan 23, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Two marches brought tens of thousands of women to Washington this weekend in support of diametrically opposed causes. The one thing in common? Both were controversial. At the 46th annual March for Life on Friday, a video of students in “Make America Great...
by Henry Erlandson | Jan 17, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of anti-abortion advocates Thursday kicked off the 2019 March for Life Conference and Expo in advance of the annual march Friday in which protesters call for the overthrow of protections in Roe v. Wade. David Daleidan told the anti-abortion crowd...
by Ester Wells | Jan 15, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats on Tuesday vowed to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict women’s access to birth control and to eliminate federal funds for Planned Parenthood. “What happens to women’s bodies should be our choice made with our...
