by Tyler Kendall | Jan 20, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – For years, pop culture has offered a wide range of notions about robots. When we envision the metal creatures, our ideas can be placed on a scale ranging from Rosie, the harmless robotic maid in the “Jetsons” cartoon, to the cyborg assassin in the...
by Allyson Chiu | Jan 20, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON– Genetically modified organisms are crucial to ensuring there is enough food for the rising number of people worldwide, but controversy over the risks of genetically engineered food is hurting public support and development of new products,...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 20, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — An influential Senate committee reaffirmed bipartisan support for dealing with America’s growing mental health crisis and promised to take quick action to improve treatment and awareness programs, particularly those geared to adolescents. A 2014...
by Nicolas Rivero | Jan 19, 2016 | Health & Science, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON – A group of medical industry leaders offered a $1 million reward on Tuesday to anyone with a workable idea for a system enabling doctors to quickly and accurately identify patients. In the United States, electronic medical records are stored in a patchwork...
by Noah Fromson | Jan 19, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – More scientific research is needed before an international standard conversion factor for measuring protein content in soy products is established —a determination that could have potential market impacts on the soy and dairy industries, experts said...
by Noah Fromson | Jan 11, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – While drugs that combat rising U.S. heroin addiction and overdose rates exist and new versions are on the way, access is too limited and treatment is too decentralized to be effective, a group of medical experts told a House task force Monday....
by Nick Hagar | Jan 11, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Experts addressed the growing risks to U.S. military operations posed by weapons designed to destroy satellites during a roundtable at the Atlantic Council on Monday. Three leading researchers discussed emerging space issues, including how space should...
by Noah Fromson | Jan 6, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi denounced a budget bill, passed Wednesday, that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. The line in the budget reconciliation bill is the 62nd attempt to eliminate Obamacare — and it would also defund Planned...
by Drew Gerber | Jan 6, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Republicans pushed a bill through the House of Representatives Wednesday that “guts Obamacare and defunds Planned Parenthood,” sending a repeal of the Affordable Care Act to President Barack Obama for the first time after five years of...
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 20, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—The number of nursing school graduates entering the workforce has grown significantly over the past 15 years, but health care professionals say not to worry: The jobs will be there over the next decade. Changes in the economy and the retirement of...
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 19, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—As the nursing workforce expands and baby boomers retire, the need for educators who are willing to train those new nurses is higher than ever. Nursing educators instruct students both in the classroom and in clinical settings. The number of nursing...
by Olivia Marcus | Mar 19, 2015 | Health & Science
By Olivia Marcus & Nancy Wang WASHINGTON — Felicia Hunter, a 21-year-old college junior, discovered she was pregnant in August. “When I found out I was about to be a mother, I was excited, scared and all sorts of feelings,” Hunter said. Just one month away from...
