by Jason Mast | Oct 26, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – The Syrian civil war and fall out from climate change have curbed long running international success at reducing global hunger, Rick Leach, CEO of the World Food Program, warned Wednesday. Since 2000, innovation and billions of dollars in aid have...
by Anna Waters | Oct 24, 2016 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services expects that 1 million more Americans will sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2017, raising the total number of exchange participants to 13.8 million, HHS Secretary...
by Jason Mast | Oct 18, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – To avoid a shortfall in Social Security in less than 20 years, Americans are willing to retire later, pay more in payroll taxes and reduce benefits for the wealthy, according to a University of Maryland poll released Tuesday. Donald Trump has said he...
by Anna Waters | Oct 18, 2016 | Environment, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The recently concluded United Nations climate change meeting in Johannesburg created the strongest protections in history for endangered species, according to U.S. wildlife officials and other experts who attended the meeting. Sharon Guynup of the Wilson...
by Michelle Kim & Kelly Norris | Oct 17, 2016 | Health & Science, Topics
MIAMI — Every time she wants to go outside, 2-year-old Emmaline Smith stops at the door and holds out her arms, waiting for a head-to-toe spraying with insect repellent. “She knows it. It’s become routine,” mom Jennifer Smith, a 40-year-old...
by Rishika Dugyala | Oct 10, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON— In Haiti’s worst hit areas, 80 percent of buildings have been damaged by Hurricane Matthew—cropland destroyed, palm trees flattened for miles, homes missing their roofs. That’s what Margaret Traub, head of Global Initiatives for the International Medical...
by Ross Krasner | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — A cure for Type 1 diabetes could be discovered “within two decades”, an expert told the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus on Wednesday. Boston University Assistant Professor Arturo Vegas acknowledged that the time frame depends greatly on the...
by Lauren Bally | Sep 28, 2016 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON- Politicians have no business interfering with young women’s health decisions, and it’s time to repeal the 40-year ban on federal funding for abortions, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., said on Wednesday. Lee, along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Rosa...
by Kelly Norris | Sep 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s child care plan proposes a payment cap of 10 percent of a family’s income for expenses, while Republican nominee Donald Trump would increase access for families to open tax-free saving accounts,...
by Rishika Dugyala & Fallon Schlossman | Sep 27, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Protesters spread dozens of empty shoes in front of the Department of Health of Human Services Tuesday, symbolically representing those affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and unable to attend the event. Loetta Vann,...
by Kelly Norris | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Locally based exercise and health programs are the most effective way to improve American longevity, according to several municipal and community health leaders. A panel, meeting Monday at the Newseum, focused on integrating mental health, exercise and...
by David Gernon | Sep 26, 2016 | Business, Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The recent spate of price increases for prescription drugs got more attention Monday as a Minnesota lawmaker called for new policies to combat rising drug prices in the pharmaceutical industry. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, at the Center for American...
