by Jesse Kirsch | Jan 13, 2015 | Health & Science
CDC Director Tom Frieden speaks about the continued threat and steps to prevention of Ebola at the Kaiser Family Foundation before answering audience questions. WASHINGTON – As of Jan. 10, the CDC reported more than 8,000 combined Ebola deaths in Guinea, Liberia...
by Bailey Williams | Jan 7, 2015 | Business, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act is once again facing skepticism from senators who disagree with the law’s definition of a full-time employee, in spite of opponents’ belief in its potential harm to workers. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Joe Donnelly,...
by Christophe Haubursin | Mar 18, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Just outside of Los Angeles, electronic “smart” guns have hit American shelves. In February, the Oak Tree Gun Club began selling the Armatix iP1, a German-manufactured handgun that shoots only when in proximity to a specially equipped watch. The iP1 is...
by Lauren Caruba | Mar 18, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Americans see it every day. It appears on cans, boxes and drink containers, on everything from frozen chicken breasts to cans of Coke to boxes of cereal. The nutrition facts label has become integral to the country’s packaged and manufactured food system...
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 17, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama appeared in a video on the comedy website Funny or Die to plug his health care law last week, some pundits were quick to criticize. “Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade said on his Fox News show that the president’s strategy...
by Preetisha Sen | Mar 17, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Jeff Kahn walked into yet another meeting with a bank that had agreed to meet with him. He sat down with the bank manager and explain everything about his business: a health clinic that treats patients with marijuana. Under laws in the District of...
by Lauren Caruba | Mar 12, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Republicans aggressively cross-examined Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the rocky implementation of the Affordable Care Act Wednesday, saying the law isn’t working as promised. At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the...
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 11, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to provide “steady, predictable funding” for biomedical research, saying the U.S. has an “innovation deficit.” During a speech at the non-partisan think tank, the Center for...
by Vesko Cholakov | Mar 10, 2014 | Health & Science
While Hispanic and youth enrollment is lagging, the rate of uninsured in most demographics continues to drop sharply, a new Gallup study finds.
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 10, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – An African-American medical association said Monday it will partner with African-American churches to help educate and enroll African-Americans in the Affordable Care Act. The National Medical Association, a group that promotes equality in medicine for...
