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At first full Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Republicans claim fentanyl crisis due to Biden’s border policy

At first full Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Republicans claim fentanyl crisis due to Biden’s border policy

by Lucia Barnum | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Members of the new GOP-led House Committee on Homeland Security debated the issue of fentanyl at the border at the first hearing of the new Congress, saying Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the rest of President Joe Biden’s...
Noem discusses the impact of her “no-mandate” pandemic policies

Noem discusses the impact of her “no-mandate” pandemic policies

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON — Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D) led a discussion on COVID-19 policy and South Dakota’s “freedom-focused” approach to the pandemic at the Cato Institute on Thursday, citing the positive impact it’s had on the economy.  During the pandemic, South Dakota was...
‘Perilously short of nurses’: Senate examines ways to address nationwide nursing shortage

‘Perilously short of nurses’: Senate examines ways to address nationwide nursing shortage

by Joanna Hou | Feb 16, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Frontline nurses faced challenges including understaffing, burnout and underappreciation, driving thousands to quit their jobs during the pandemic, several experts told members of Congress on Thursday. A McKinsey report from May found that by 2025, the...
House votes to end COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers

House votes to end COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers

by Avani Kalra | Feb 8, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– Members of the House voted Wednesday to end the vaccine mandate for travelers into the United States. Though the bill needs to pass the Senate to become law, it is one of a number of initiatives brought forward by the Republican-controlled House to end...
Biden presents new plan to tackle fentanyl crisis in State of the Union

Biden presents new plan to tackle fentanyl crisis in State of the Union

by Avani Kalra | Feb 7, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden introduced a plan to tackle the country’s opioid overdose crisis, which is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year, in his State of the Union address Tuesday. Biden said that the country will launch a “major surge” to stop fentanyl...
GOP-controlled House presses measures to to end the national health emergency

GOP-controlled House presses measures to to end the national health emergency

by Avani Kalra | Feb 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– The Republican-led House on Wednesday is pressing through a series of measures aimed at immediately ending the national health emergency issued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the move may be more symbolic after President Biden this week...
Youth vaping epidemic remains after Congress gives FDA control over synthetic nicotine regulation

Youth vaping epidemic remains after Congress gives FDA control over synthetic nicotine regulation

by Joanna Hou | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report, released Wednesday, found tobacco and e-cigarette use among teens rose slightly in 2022 after three years of decline.  The higher rates of tobacco use among the nation’s youth come...
Pro-Choice Caucus leaders reintroduce bill to expand access to abortion care

Pro-Choice Caucus leaders reintroduce bill to expand access to abortion care

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Leaders of the House Pro-Choice Caucus reintroduced a bill on Thursday that would allow the use of federal funds for abortions, marking a continuation of their efforts to expand access.  The Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH) Act was first...
Attorneys, advocates ask Congress to put pressure on social media companies over fentanyl crisis

Attorneys, advocates ask Congress to put pressure on social media companies over fentanyl crisis

by Avani Kalra | Jan 25, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –– Amy Neville’s son Alexander was an avid Snapchat user in the summer of 2020. Through the app, he expanded his circle of friends and connected with “suggested” people in his area, eventually finding his way to a drug dealer.  At 14, Alexander took a...
Democratic senators speak alongside abortion rights advocates on seven-month anniversary of Dobbs vs. Jackson

Democratic senators speak alongside abortion rights advocates on seven-month anniversary of Dobbs vs. Jackson

by Avani Kalra | Jan 25, 2023 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate leadership expressed their support for abortion rights at a press conference Tuesday, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the seven-month anniversary of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Majority...
Mayors urge more federal money to address opioid epidemic

Mayors urge more federal money to address opioid epidemic

by Avani Kalra | Jan 19, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON ––  More people have died from opioid overdoses than during the Vietnam War, Levar Stoney, mayor of Richmond, Va., decried Thursday at the United States Conference of Mayors here. Yet federal funds for cities looking to tackle the epidemic can be hard to...
NASA is innovating fuel-efficient airplane technologies that could help battle climate change

NASA is innovating fuel-efficient airplane technologies that could help battle climate change

by Emiliana Betancourt | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON– NASA is flying closer to home this time, seeking to help traditional aircraft save fuel and lower costs. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which is aimed at bringing new climate-friendly...
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