Healthcare

Measles vaccine.

US loses measles elimination status amid surge in cases: Report

Claire Carter · November 13, 2026 10:50 pm

Apartment complex in DC

Black mold’s link to fatal DC shooting: What to know

President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

How Democratic healthcare ad blitz helped sink GOP Senate candidates

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at an election night event, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Detroit.

Abdul el Sayed teases ‘TrumpCare’ in support of universal healthcare

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over alleged lies in confirmation testimony

Drug overdoses soar in 2016, fueled by fentanyl

Robert King March 29, 2018 5:00 pm

Daily on Healthcare: White House doctor nominated to lead VA…Shulkin blames privatization for ouster…

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein March 29, 2018 4:04 pm

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. With an overdose epidemic worsening, nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one prescription for commonly abused opioids such as OxyContin and fentanyl in 2015.

Democrats call for opioid crisis to be treated like AIDS epidemic

Robert King March 29, 2018 2:26 pm

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb listens during an interview with The Associated Press in New York on Monday, March 5, 2018. Gottlieb said Monday that he needs more staffers to intercept opioids that are being disguised as other drugs and supplements.

Drug middlemen clash with FDA over blame for high prices

Robert King March 28, 2018 9:26 pm

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a moderated conversation with WNPR's Lucy Nalpathanchil at the annual Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series at Southern Connecticut State University, Friday, March 23, 2018, in New Haven, Conn.

Joe Biden surprises 17-year-old cancer patient with video call

Melissa Quinn March 28, 2018 8:04 pm

"You are trying to rush this bill," said Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the committee. (Screengrab/energycommerce.house.gov)

Democrats ask GAO to review administrative costs for Medicaid work requirements

Kimberly Leonard March 28, 2018 4:09 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, center, arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 15, 2018.

VA Secretary David Shulkin knows his time is about up: Report

Anna Giaritelli March 28, 2018 2:42 pm

A naloxone nasal injector is demonstrated during a news conference. It is becoming easier for friends and family of heroin users or patients abusing strong prescription painkillers to get access to naloxone, a powerful, life-saving antidote, as state lawmakers loosen restrictions on the medicine to fight a growing epidemic.

Medicaid-covered opioid abuse treatments skyrocket

Robert King March 28, 2018 2:24 pm

Iowa set to pass bill to skirt Obamacare rules

Robert King March 28, 2018 11:14 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington. "Obamacare" led to health care coverage for some 20 million Americans, including about 4 million Hispanics and 3 million blacks, according to federal statistics. However, its fate is uncertain because of Trumpâs vow to repeal and replace it.

Obama didn’t know healthcare could be so complicated

Washington Examiner March 28, 2018 4:00 am

Abortions, Disney princesses, and Planned Parenthood’s identity crisis

Siraj Hashmi March 28, 2018 12:03 am

First lady Melania Trump listens during a roundtable on cyberbullying in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.

Melania Trump encourages people to visit ‘powerful’ opioid memorial exhibit next month

Diana Stancy Correll March 28, 2018 12:02 am