by Caroline Killilea | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health analyzed practices for reducing tobacco consumption, including switching from traditional cigarette use to e-cigarettes, at a joint public meeting on smoking cessation on Monday. “We’ve...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
