WASHINGTON — With uncertainty continuing to swirl around Capitol Hill, conversations have begun to focus not on if there will... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public... Read More
ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year,... Read More
ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year, and 3.4% said they had it “currently,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the... Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new implantable device to help in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can...
Maternal health care in rural America is in crisis. Declining birth rates and shrinking populations have played a role, but this crisis... Read More
Maternal health care in rural America is in crisis. Declining birth rates and shrinking populations have played a role, but this crisis is more acute now than ever because of widespread hospital closures in rural areas. On top of that, the dozens of maternity...
WASHINGTON — Beginning Monday, Americans will once again be able to order free coronavirus tests from the U.S. government, the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Beginning Monday, Americans will once again be able to order free coronavirus tests from the U.S. government, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday afternoon. The Biden administration said it is reviving a program it...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic,...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations on Tuesday released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an... Read More
WASHINGTON — A common decongestant ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter medications simply doesn’t work, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a sweeping removal of many cold and flu remedies...
WASHINGTON — A common decongestant ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter medications simply doesn’t work, an advisory panel to the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The nation’s poverty rate increased dramatically last year as inflation drove up the cost of living and federal aid programs created to help families weather the coronavirus pandemic were allowed to expire, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday....
WASHINGTON — The nation’s poverty rate increased dramatically last year as inflation drove up the cost of living and federal... Read More
WASHINGTON — People living in areas with high levels of particulate air pollution are likely to experience an increased incidence of breast cancer, according to a new study conducted by National Institutes of Health researchers. Their work, published in the...
WASHINGTON — People living in areas with high levels of particulate air pollution are likely to experience an increased incidence... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines to provide the public with additional protection against the virus ahead of a potential winter bump in cases. One thing the FDA did not...
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines to provide the public... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia and 40 local health departments to help stem the tide of overdoses within their communities. The agency announced the awards on...
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia and... Read More
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area residents who have received Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests from the city health department are being... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — September is Baby Safety Month and New York state got right into the swing of things Tuesday... Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s decision to protect and actually grow funding for the National Institutes of Health... Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate Appropriations Committee’s decision to protect and actually grow funding for the National Institutes of Health in key areas in the Senate’s proposed 2024 budget has garnered praise from Research!America, a nonprofit advocacy group. The alliance...
WASHINGTON — In a letter released Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the attending physician for Congress, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,... Read More
WASHINGTON — In a letter released Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the attending physician for Congress, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., does not have a seizure disorder and did not suffer a stroke when he appeared to suddenly go blank...
WASHINGTON — Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are reportedly recommending the easing of restrictions on cannabis,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are reportedly recommending the easing of restrictions on cannabis, a move, if approved by federal law enforcement, that could usher in a new era for the burgeoning though still...
WASHINGTON — To those of a certain age, the music of Badfinger is an indelible part of their having grown... Read More
WASHINGTON — To those of a certain age, the music of Badfinger is an indelible part of their having grown up in the 1970s. From 1970 through 1972 their string of hits, almost all of them driving rock ballads written...
RICHMOND, Va. — A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday means Maryland schools can develop support plans for transgender or gender-nonconforming students without the consent of their parents. The 4th Circuit said the children — not the parents —...
RICHMOND, Va. — A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday means Maryland schools can develop support plans for transgender... Read More
Simple hygiene — washing your hands, washing your nose, brushing your teeth, cleaning your living environment and taking care of your waste properly — is among the most cost-effective tools we have at our disposal to keep us healthy, both...
Simple hygiene — washing your hands, washing your nose, brushing your teeth, cleaning your living environment and taking care of... Read More
