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...
by Tanner Howard | Mar 17, 2015 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – A cavalcade of celebrities, including basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, descended on Washington Tuesday to announce their support for a new effort to boost cancer research. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and Stand Up 2 Cancer...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 16, 2015 | Health & Science
By Nancy Wang Joe Sifer was a moody, agitated and sometimes angry young employee at Booz Allen Hamilton in 1996. He suffered at work. He was told he had potential but he needed help. Now a senior vice president at that same strategy and technology firm, Sifer said...
by Tanner Howard | Mar 9, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Seventy-nine year old Carol Berman’s cherry-red earrings and coat stand out against her shock-white hair, a bright contrast to the gray Health and Human Services Building behind her as she greets passersby Monday morning with cookies and coffee . “I am...
by Haley Hinkle | Mar 4, 2015 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON—A federal consumer agency is re-testing dollar store products in response to a recent report asserting that certain items contained chemicals exceeding legal limits. The testing and report draw attention to the fact that humans are exposed to toxins...
by Nancy Wang | Mar 4, 2015 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama said Wednesday mental health is not only a budget and policy problem, it’s also a cultural one. “At the root of this dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country,” Obama said. “Whether an illness affects your...
