Tag: Health

New Jersey mayoral candidate saves woman’s life while campaigning

Zach Halaschak · September 18, 2019 5:27 pm

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, center, speaks about immigration on the southern border during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Chip Roy is right: We’re addicted to health insurance

Tiana Lowe Doescher · September 18, 2019 3:17 pm

Richmonder Coleman Wheeler emits a cloud of smoke from a vape pipe at a local vape shop in Richmond, Va., Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Tobacco-friendly Virginia is preparing to raise the age limit on buying traditional and electric cigarettes from 18 to 21.

Up in smoke: India to ban vaping, violators could face up to six months in prison

Zach Halaschak · September 18, 2019 12:38 pm

Former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter talk about the future of The Carter Center and their global work during a town hall, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Atlanta.

‘I hope there’s an age limit’: Jimmy Carter casts doubt on octogenarian president

Jon Brown · September 18, 2019 3:28 am

Afghanistan and Iraq veterans were the ‘ground zero’ of the opioid crisis: Study

Cassidy Morrison · September 17, 2019 8:03 pm

Luxury engagement Diamond ring in jewelry gift box.

‘I popped that sucker off’: California woman eats engagement ring in her sleep

Jon Brown · September 15, 2019 9:02 pm

Comedian James Corden addresses an event.

‘Believe me, I can see a dick’: James Corden rips into ‘fat shaming’ Bill Maher

John Gage · September 13, 2019 8:57 pm

FILE - This photo taken April 28, 2014 shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. The Department of Veterans Affairs says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that helped expose a troubled health care system in which veterans waited months for appointments while employees falsified records to cover up the delays. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

National Security

‘They feasted on him’: Cancer-stricken veteran bitten 100 times in VA facility ant infestation before dying

Russ Read · September 13, 2019 7:44 pm

The federal government has granted a three-year renewal of Florida's Medicaid managed care program. (iStock Image)

Dutch doctor cleared in euthanasia case where he drugged and killed dementia patient

Tim Pearce · September 12, 2019 6:24 pm

In this Jan. 18, 2013 file photo, Schedule 2 narcotics: Morphine Sulfate, OxyContin and Opana are displayed for a photograph in Carmichael, Calif. A Nevada legislator asked the drug company that makes OxyContin to turn over information about Nevada doctors suspected of overprescribing the powerful pain medication. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, wrote a letter to the president of the drug-maker Purdue Pharam on Friday saying the company has an ethical duty to provide the information to the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners.

Opioid cases aren’t just about ‘pills per person’

Gabe Weissman · September 12, 2019 2:29 pm

National Security

Half of post-9/11 veterans report ‘traumatic or distressing experiences’ in the military

Russ Read · September 12, 2019 12:09 pm

Trump moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes amid deadly illness outbreak

Kimberly Leonard · September 11, 2019 5:01 pm