Tag: Health

Insulin can cost an uninsured patient between $120 to $400 per month. By comparison, some generics would only cost about $4. (AP Photo)

Colorado residents won’t pay more than $100 per month for insulin

Diana Stancy Correll · May 24, 2019 9:25 pm

Two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian-flagged vessel were damaged in what Gulf officials described Monday as a "sabotage" attack off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

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Yoga, oil slicks, and the hypocrisy of Khomeinism

Tom Rogan · May 24, 2019 6:57 pm

House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., prepares for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, top Trump inquisitor, falls ill during NYC press conference

Julio Rosas · May 24, 2019 4:28 pm

Members of the transgender community take part in a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The group is opposing a "bathroom bill" that would require people to use public bathrooms and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate.

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Science deals a setback to Obamacare’s transgender rule

Eddie Scarry · May 24, 2019 4:27 pm

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pauses for applause as he delivers his State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Jefferson City, Mo.

Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions after eight weeks

Cassidy Morrison · May 24, 2019 4:07 pm

The National Center for Transgender Equality, NCTE, and the Human Rights Campaign gather on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, for a #WontBeErased rally.

Trump HHS moves to roll back Obamacare protections for transgender patients

Cassidy Morrison · May 24, 2019 1:57 pm

Donald Trump and Joe Scarborough.

Scarborough: People closest to Trump told us that they feared ‘he was in mental decline’

Julio Rosas · May 24, 2019 12:45 pm

A dozen years after he was a janitor there, man graduates from New York University

John Gage · May 23, 2019 11:29 pm

A woman weeps as election results are announced during Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally in the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

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Is Trump really making Democrats depressed, or is it just cool to be sad?

Madeline Fry Schultz · May 23, 2019 2:55 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2016 file photo, a condemned inmate is led out of his east block cell on death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif.

Bring medically proven opioid treatments into jails and prisons

Jeremy Travis and Alan Leshner · May 23, 2019 2:11 pm

In this May 5, 2019 photo, migrants walk between tents, left, and cars waiting to cross the border in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, and Arizona. The tent slots are for families about to be called, allowing them to be ready on a momentâs notice.

Infectious diseases a rising threat among migrants at southern border

Anna Giaritelli · May 23, 2019 1:24 pm

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks before signing a measure that makes Washington the first state in the nation to establish a program to help offset the costs of long-term care, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Olympia, Wash. Starting in 2025, the program promises a benefit for those who pay into the program, with a lifetime maximum of $36,500 per person, indexed to inflation, paid for by an employee payroll premium.

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Washington’s Cascade Care will bring a cascade of problems

Sally Pipes · May 22, 2019 7:29 pm