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As new members of the Senate take office, one of the first and most important decisions they make is the... Read More
As new members of the Senate take office, one of the first and most important decisions they make is the appointment of a chief of staff. The Well News is tracking all of these top hires. The Senate also adopted a resolution today naming Sen. Patty... Read More
As new members of the House of Representatives take office, one of the first and most important decisions they make... Read More
As new members of the House of Representatives take office, one of the first and most important decisions they make is the appointment of a chief of staff. The Well News is tracking all of these top hires. The House met at noon to convene the... Read More
The incidence rate of infective endocarditis — a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves — among patients... Read More
The incidence rate of infective endocarditis — a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves — among patients with cocaine use disorder or opioid use disorder increased from 2011 to 2022, with the steepest increase occurring from 2021 to 2022, a new study reports. ... Read More
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking to update federal regulations that govern opioid use disorder treatment... Read More
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking to update federal regulations that govern opioid use disorder treatment to allow those struggling with addiction to take home doses of methadone and use telehealth to initiate buprenorphine at opioid treatment programs. According to the Centers... Read More
The Biden administration has released a new rule that will provide and expand access to quality health care options for... Read More
The Biden administration has released a new rule that will provide and expand access to quality health care options for millions of consumers. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the proposal, known as the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule,... Read More
Individuals with alcohol use disorder are less likely to receive antivirals for hepatitis C, despite current guidelines recommending antiviral treatment... Read More
Individuals with alcohol use disorder are less likely to receive antivirals for hepatitis C, despite current guidelines recommending antiviral treatment regardless of alcohol use, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.Direct-acting antiviral treatment is highly effective at reducing serious illness and... Read More
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously ratified newly sworn-in Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of an emergency in regard... Read More
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously ratified newly sworn-in Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of an emergency in regard to homelessness. Bass began her first day in office by declaring a state of emergency, vowing to move swiftly to help thousands of homeless people off... Read More
Areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for behavioral differences among different dog lineages,... Read More
Areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for behavioral differences among different dog lineages, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The study, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, was published in the journal Cell. It... Read More
Grant Wahl, the American soccer journalist who died suddenly last week at the World Cup in Qatar, had a rupture... Read More
Grant Wahl, the American soccer journalist who died suddenly last week at the World Cup in Qatar, had a rupture in a blood vessel leading from the heart, his family announced Wednesday. An autopsy conducted after his body was returned to the United States revealed the... Read More
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NEW YORK — The full contingent of jurors and alternates needed for the hush money criminal trial of former President... Read More
NEW YORK — The full contingent of jurors and alternates needed for the hush money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump was reached Friday in a New York courtroom. The jury selection procedure ended around 1:30 p.m., about the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The press face many challenges, ranging from violence and treachery perpetrated against reporters to public figures diminishing the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The press face many challenges, ranging from violence and treachery perpetrated against reporters to public figures diminishing the value of the work, though the most pernicious of all the threats besieging the profession may well be social media,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House handily advanced legislation on Friday that would send military and other aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House handily advanced legislation on Friday that would send military and other aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and the Indo-Pacific, despite rumblings among some Republicans that such a move would spell curtains for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.... Read More
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million... Read More
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries, a prelude to the... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries, a prelude to the November general election, when the commonwealth is expected to once again play a critical role in the race for the... Read More
