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

"I'd hope that everyone involved or associated with the company takes note that they're dealing with an entity that's stonewalling a Senate investigation examining a national public health crisis," Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday about Teva Pharmaceuticals. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Claire McCaskill accuses drugmaker of stonewalling opioid probe

Robert King March 6, 2018 3:39 pm

In this 2017 photo, dairy cows eat hay at the University of New Hampshire's Organic Dairy Research Farm in Lee, N.H. Those who wish to reduce the amount of antibiotics in the meat supply are eyeing on a set of bills that would speed up the approval of medicines for animals. They wish to attach language to the law that would restrict or add more reporting requirements on the use of antibiotics in livestock.

Stricter rules for antibiotics eyed for bills on animal drug fees

Kimberly Leonard March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., voiced concerns about the Medicare for All Act, would move all people onto Medicare, even if they have private healthcare coverage. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Tim Kaine: ‘I’ve got some concerns’ about single-payer healthcare

Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2018 9:26 pm

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., chairman of the House Health Subcommittee, said the opioid epidemic is "completely overwhelming us." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Peter Roskam: ‘Big plan’ on opioids is a ‘pipe dream’

Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2018 8:52 pm

Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at a news conference Monday, March 5, 2018, at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., with Seema Verma, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma on Monday approved a state plan to require that thousands of people on its Medicaid expansion seek ways to work or volunteer. Traditional Medicaid recipients are not affected. Arkansas is the third state to win permission, following Kentucky and Indiana. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)

Trump administration approves Arkansas Medicaid work requirements

Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2018 6:17 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin's, D-W.Va., bill would restore the Drug Enforcement Administration's authority to go after suspicious drug distributors that divert powerful painkillers to corrupt doctors who distribute them. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Joe Manchin aims to restore DEA power in opioid bill

Robert King March 5, 2018 5:31 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Trump administration green lights Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein March 5, 2018 5:27 pm

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said focusing on value-based care was a priority for the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

HHS’ Alex Azar urges ‘bolder action’ on value-based healthcare

Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2018 4:51 pm

Marijuana plants are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary on Feb. 14, 2018 in Berkeley, Calif. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has sent a letter to members of Congress, demanding them to remove a rider that prevents the Justice Department from taking action against states that allow medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Congress will decide medical marijuana’s future this month

Beau Rothschild March 5, 2018 5:01 am

In Baltimore, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a long-standing attempt to crack down on pregnancy centers in late 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The abortion industry can’t find a real scare story to justify its attacks on pregnancy centers

Jay Hobbs March 5, 2018 5:01 am

This 2013 file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Several bills in the House and the Senate would give more power to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Congress opens new front in war on opioid epidemic

Robert King March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, called Obamacare supporters the "stupidest, dumbass people I've ever met" at a recent American Enterprise Institute event. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Orrin Hatch: ‘Dumbass’ comment on Obamacare was a ‘poorly worded joke’

Kimberly Leonard March 2, 2018 9:52 pm