Tag: Health

White House physician Ronny Jackson on Tuesday briefed reporters on President Trump's fitness after his recent medical exam. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s doctor dismisses dementia fears: ‘That’s just tabloid psychiatry’

Melissa Quinn · January 16, 2018 9:52 pm

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House doctor: Trump ‘fit for duty,’ could lose 10-15 pounds, takes hair loss drug

Kimberly Leonard · January 16, 2018 9:14 pm

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House doctor: Trump scored 30 out of 30 on a cognitive exam he requested

Gabby Morrongiello · January 16, 2018 9:06 pm

Dr. Ronny Jackson said he had recently given President Trump a dose of Sudafed, which he said likely dried Trump's mouth ahead of the speech. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House doctor: Trump slurred speech because of dry mouth

Sarah Bedford · January 16, 2018 9:01 pm

The 2012 meningitis outbreak traceable to New England Compounding Center is the most infamous case of profit-driven harm. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Fixing a crisis of confidence in drug compounding

Doris Browne · January 16, 2018 12:00 pm

State records reveal that at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida two primary kitchens received 15 violations during inspections.

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago cited for 15 food safety violations: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 16, 2018 12:33 am

States are concerned about their budgets and say they hope their programs will help residents become healthier. (Alex Slitz/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)

Nine states ready to require jobs for Medicaid enrollees

Kimberly Leonard · January 13, 2018 5:01 am

"[President Trump's] physical exam today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went exceptionally well," Dr. Ronny Jackson (pictured right) said in a statement after the physical. "The President is in excellent health, and I look forward to briefing some of the details on Tuesday." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House doctor pronounces Trump ‘in excellent health’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 12, 2018 11:56 pm

Data from the CDC on Friday found that hospitalizations due to the flu spiked this week. The CDC reported that there were 22.7 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the U.S. due to flu. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

CDC finds ‘widespread and intense’ flu activity in the US

Robert King · January 12, 2018 4:59 pm

The routine physical will be his first as president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Details of Trump’s medical exam expected Jan. 16

Kimberly Leonard · January 11, 2018 8:35 pm

"I think it's going to go very well," the president said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump predicts physical exam will go ‘very well’

Gabby Morrongiello · January 11, 2018 7:53 pm

Soda taxes in localities such as Philadelphia have only increased the number of shoppers willing to drive outside the city limits to purchase their sugary soft drinks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Seattle’s soda tax experiment is doomed to failure

Guy Bentley · January 10, 2018 10:27 pm