by Tyler Kendall | Mar 9, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called on Congress Wednesday to renew a law that has been providing free and low-cost school meals to children for 50 years. The same day, the American Academy of Pediatrics said poor children are more likely to...
by Noah Fromson | Mar 8, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Latin American governments should follow Canada’s lead and investigate the high rate of violence against indigenous women , experts said Tuesday. In honor of International Women’s Day, the Organization of American States, which...
by Tyler Kendall | Mar 7, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—For the past 10 years, Frank Niepold has been doing his part to educate the public on climate change – its causes and effects — as the climate coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. What he has learned, he says, is that...
by Drew Gerber | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court should rule against a Texas law imposing stricter requirements for abortion providers as a violation of the “undue burden” standard because the law’s provisions are not medically necessary and make abortions less accessible, a lawyer...
by Ethan Cohen | Mar 2, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON –Democrats Wednesday accused Republicans of creating “a dangerous witch hunt” at the first hearing of a House panel investigating fetal tissue harvesting and research. But the Republican head of the panel said she was moving forward to issue subpoenas...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 29, 2016 | Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers said Monday they see the November election as a referendum on President Barack Obama’s signature health care law as their party seeks to offer voters alternative plans. Speaking before the annual Federation of American Hospitals...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 24, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The head of sports medicine for the U.S. Olympic Committee revealed on Wednesday how the organization will combat the threat of American athletes contracting the Zika virus while in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Testifying before a...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 22, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Health research on women veterans needs to focus much more on gender-based disparities in care that often lead to women getting a lower quality of care than men, the head of a Department of Veterans Affairs program on women’s health said Monday. Research...
by Tyler Kendall | Feb 19, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Although 42 states allow the recycling of unused medications as a way to get prescriptions to people who can’t afford them, about 35 million Americans a year still can’t afford to buy their medications because the state programs are just...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 17, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — After nearly a year of debate, major health care stakeholders said Wednesday they have agreed to push for the easier exchange of electronic health care records among providers and make other policy changes aimed at reducing costs and improving care under...
by Noah Fromson | Feb 16, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The global community needs to invest more in research and development on global pandemics beyond the Zika outbreak, health care experts said Tuesday. The workshop at the National Academies of Science came after President Barack Obama called on Congress...
by Noah Fromson | Feb 15, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Top health officials in the United States said evidence of the Zika virus found in two Brazilian babies with microcephaly is the strongest connection yet between the disease and the birth defect. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director...
