by Shravya Pant | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The nomination for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday despite Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) opposition after several...
by Henry Rogers | Dec 1, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rare type of pneumonia afflicting five otherwise healthy gay men in Los Angeles. The cases would be identified a year later as the first AIDS diagnoses in the U.S., and the...
by Lauren Caruba | Mar 6, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Marissa Penrod knew something was wrong with her son early on. At 4 years old, Joseph couldn’t run or walk up a flight of stairs normally. He had never ridden a bike. After multiple pediatric consultations, she was referred to a neurologist in Ann Arbor,...