Tag: Health

President Trump will be evaluated at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The White House doctor, Dr. Ronny Jackson, will read the results of the exam after it has been completed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump to undergo physical on Jan. 12

Kimberly Leonard · December 28, 2017 7:18 pm

Under a draft of the International Classification of Diseases, which isn't final yet, the World Health Organization is considering whether it should add "gaming disorder" to its list of mental health conditions in 2018. The WHO would define it as "a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior, which may be online or offline." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Excessive gaming could become a mental disorder

Kimberly Leonard · December 26, 2017 5:32 pm

Houthi Shiite rebels walk amid the rubble of the Republican Palace that was destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

End the blockade: Relieve the suffering of Yemen

Robert Schuller · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Drug overdoses contribute to drop in US life expectancy

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2017 5:01 am

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., rode his scooter to the chamber for the final vote on the GOP tax bill. "Steve Scalise. He's braver than all of us. He's braver," President Trump said, praising the Louisiana Republican after the passage of the GOP tax bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Hell of a way to lose weight’: Trump teases Steve Scalise over shooting injuries

Gabby Morrongiello · December 20, 2017 8:34 pm

A Gallup chart indicates stress levels are higher than in December 2001, three months after the terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Americans’ daily stress levels are higher than after the 9/11 attacks, new poll finds

Anna Giaritelli · December 20, 2017 2:45 pm

If Anthem determines that a medical problem could have been handled at a non-emergent clinic, the patient is on the hook for the cost in several states. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem’s new policy will scare away patients who need the emergency room

Aida Cerundolo · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

The Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance that would allow officials to step up enforcement against drugs that are incorrectly marketed or are known to cause harm. (iStock photo)

FDA proposes crackdown on homeopathic medicines

Kimberly Leonard · December 18, 2017 9:38 pm

Two months ago, attorneys for the ACLU gamed the judicial system to secure an expedited decision from the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that unaccompanied minors illegally present in the United States have a constitutional right to an abortion. (iStock Photo)

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The ACLU wants an illegal immigrant minor who’s 22 weeks pregnant to have an abortion

Margot Cleveland · December 18, 2017 4:43 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will miss this week's historic vote on the GOP tax bill. "Senator McCain has returned to Arizona and will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic. [...] He looks forward to returning to Washington in January," his family said in a statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain hopes to return to Washington in January

Anna Giaritelli · December 18, 2017 1:31 pm

"I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC," Brenda Fitzgerald, the director, said Sunday on Twitter. "We will continue to talk about all our important public health programs." (Image courtesy screenshot)

CDC director denies reports that staffers are banned from using certain words

Eddie Scarry · December 17, 2017 6:00 pm

"The amount of money that it will take to combat this crisis is huge," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said during the daily media briefing. "We are going to continue to look at the best ways to do that. We are working an inter-agency process to see what that the number looks like. That hasn't been finalized. But we are going to continue looking at every way possible." (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

White House will publish funding proposal on opioid crisis

Kimberly Leonard · December 14, 2017 8:34 pm