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5,000 more people died from opioids such as heroin, prescription painkillers and synthetics than in 2014. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Opioid deaths surge in 2015

Robert King · December 16, 2016 8:17 pm

President Obama said Thursday was the biggest day ever for Obamacare, with a record 670,000 people signing up for coverage. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama touts record number of Obamacare signups

Robert King · December 16, 2016 7:54 pm

The new version of the EpiPen will cost half as much, as the company responds to public outrage. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Mylan launches cheaper, generic EpiPen

Robert King · December 16, 2016 6:29 pm

In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Dr. Russell Dohner, right, talks with nurse Rose Busby about a patient's prescription in Rushville, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama abandons controversial Medicare overhaul

Robert King · December 16, 2016 3:49 pm

Repealing subsidies and coverage penalties would mostly hurt people who make $52,000 or less. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obamacare repeal would hit low-income workers hard, study finds

Robert King · December 15, 2016 7:40 pm

The feds will spend 31 percent more to cover the tax subsidies for Obamacare as premiums rise, study finds. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Spending on Obamacare to grow nearly $10 billion

Robert King · December 15, 2016 6:17 pm

A federal watchdog found nine out of 12 false Obamacare applications were approved this year during special enrollment periods. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Watchdog: Fake applications slip through Obamacare vetting

Robert King · December 15, 2016 5:13 pm

President Trump signed into law the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 on Friday. It reauthorizes a program in which drug and device makers pay the FDA a fee for every new product application, and the agency uses that money to hire more people and speed up approvals. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Potential FDA chiefs eye faster drug approvals

Robert King · December 15, 2016 5:01 am

Zika cases in Texas prompt warning

Robert King · December 15, 2016 12:10 am

Hill Republicans are huddling this week to discuss strategies for 2017 once Trump assumes office. At the top of their list is repealing the Affordable Care Act. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

More than 4 million sign up for Obamacare

Robert King · December 14, 2016 7:53 pm

The increase from 2014 to 2015 is just below the 16 percent increase from 2013 to 2014, the report says. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Drug prices climb 15 percent, AARP says

Robert King · December 14, 2016 5:01 am

A Republican senator is asking President-elect Trump to keep Dr. Francis Collins as head of the National Institutes of Health as the medical research agency is slated to receive almost $5 billion more for research over the next decade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican asks Trump to keep NIH leader as Cures bill is signed

Robert King · December 13, 2016 10:56 pm