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An update on bird flu in the U.S.

An update on bird flu in the U.S.

by Caroline Killilea | Oct 10, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – A third case of bird flu was confirmed in California on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, following two other cases confirmed in the state last week. Two additional presumed cases are awaiting verification.  Wild birds, which...
New Forever stamp honors health care workers

New Forever stamp honors health care workers

by Caroline Killilea | Oct 7, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly launched a new Forever stamp honoring health care workers at a dedication ceremony on Thursday. The stamp became available for sale on Tuesday, October 1st and...
Abortions in South Carolina are banned after six weeks of pregnancy. Local nonprofits are working to help patients anyway

Abortions in South Carolina are banned after six weeks of pregnancy. Local nonprofits are working to help patients anyway

by Simone Garber | Mar 26, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Between a real estate attorney’s office and a county magistrate building sits one of South Carolina’s three abortion clinics. Pink and white signs beckon patients, discreetly placed so as not to invite unwanted attention.  Since the overturning of Roe...
Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County resident Matilda Terrell caught COVID-19 for the first time in July 2022, Matilda’s symptoms were mild and they recovered quickly.  But, when they contracted the virus for the second time two months later, their life changed...
Sanders and stakeholders press lawmakers to reauthorize and increase funding for the Older Americans Act

Sanders and stakeholders press lawmakers to reauthorize and increase funding for the Older Americans Act

by Laeba Hafiz | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday called on fellow members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to extend and increase funding for the Older American Act to meet the urgent needs of America’s senior citizens. The...
How Biden made health care access, affordability priorities in State of Union address

How Biden made health care access, affordability priorities in State of Union address

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 11, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to contrast his health care record with former President Donald Trump’s, touting his efforts to lower drug prices and urging Congress to expand access to reproductive freedoms. Biden addressed the...
People with disabilities at high risk of unemployment

People with disabilities at high risk of unemployment

by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — People with disabilities are still being excluded from gainful employment and are still often being paid below the minimum wage, lawmakers were told during a hearing on Thursday conducted by the Senate Special Committee on Aging.   “It is time we stop...
Impassioned protesters urge Congress to undo ‘big dialysis’

Impassioned protesters urge Congress to undo ‘big dialysis’

by Ruby Grisin | Feb 29, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – When Justin Charles Evans began suffering from kidney failure, he said his career as an actor and stunt double came to a halt. He and others rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning to advocate for the improved care of dialysis patients.  Evans...
Lawmakers voice concern over economic setbacks caused by abortion bans

Lawmakers voice concern over economic setbacks caused by abortion bans

by Emma Sullivan | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — When Tennessee resident Allie Phillips heard she was pregnant with her second child, she said she and her husband Brian were “so excited.” However, after 19 weeks, Phillips met with a fetal specialist and received news that no expecting parent wants to...
Bipartisan bill targets burnout and suicide rate among health care providers

Bipartisan bill targets burnout and suicide rate among health care providers

by Ellie Skelly | Feb 15, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers expressed bipartisan support for the reauthorization of legislation aimed at protecting health care workers from burnout Wednesday. The legislation follows an uptick in mental health emergencies faced by health care providers as a result of...
As maternal mortality rates increase, medical professionals, moms look toward technology as a solution

As maternal mortality rates increase, medical professionals, moms look toward technology as a solution

by Cate Bikales and Shravya Pant | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

Black women are at greatest risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications. Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence and remote patient monitoring devices, are showing promise in helping prevent such deaths.   The U.S. medical community is desperately...
Native Americans, facing lack of access to clean water, press for a new bill to help fix problem

Native Americans, facing lack of access to clean water, press for a new bill to help fix problem

by Lance Wilhelm | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers met Thursday to discuss a series of legislation meant to correct injustices facing Native Americans, some of which have been overlooked for centuries.  Proposals to help provide tribes commercial independence, improved health care services and...
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