Tag: Health

One child's attempt to bake a cake (pictured), an old friend offering help, well-wishes from Twitter - all of them are part of dense social networks that can help people in need. But many Americans do not have them, and that is a major problem. (Photo by Tim Carney / Washington Examiner via Twitter)

An embarrassment of riches

Timothy P. Carney · November 8, 2017 3:58 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that he hopes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is able to recover soon after he was attacked by a neighbor over the weekend and suffered five broken ribs. It is unknown when Paul will return to Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul’s absence is ‘potentially a challenge’ for Senate GOP

Al Weaver · November 6, 2017 6:25 pm

McCain received treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center over the weekend for the injury to his Achilles tendon, as well as for "other normal and non-life-threatening side effects of cancer therapy." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Sen. John McCain suffers minor tear to Achilles tendon

Melissa Quinn · November 6, 2017 5:18 pm

The Trump administration will provide $10 million to Mathematica Policy Research and RTI International, which are nonpartisan research firms, so they can research on abstinence and assess why the rate of pregnancies among teens has dropped while the spread of some sexually transmitted diseases has increased. (iStock)

Trump administration to fund research on teen pregnancy prevention

Kimberly Leonard · November 3, 2017 6:30 pm

The mandate requires everyone to sign up for health insurance, and is not included in the bill set to be unveiled Thursday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Tax reform bill doesn’t include repeal of Obamacare mandate, sources say

Robert King · November 2, 2017 2:28 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie chairs a President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s opioid commission recommends ‘aggressive’ outreach on opioid awareness

Kimberly Leonard · November 1, 2017 6:59 pm

The Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

7 things to know about Trump’s first Obamacare open enrollment

Kimberly Leonard · November 1, 2017 4:01 am

Officials recently discovered yet another unauthorized waiting list for appointments at an Omaha, Neb., VA hospital. (Image courtesy Department of Veterans Affairs)

Remember the VA healthcare scandal? It’s still happening

Jacy Gomez · October 31, 2017 8:27 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in July. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Newsweek combines John McCain, Trump, and cancer in a terrible clickbait tweet

Gabriella Munoz · October 30, 2017 4:45 pm

A report on federal assistance for addiction medications was released two days after President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, but did not add any new money to combatting the epidemic that kills 91 Americans a day. (iStock)

Federal money to fight opioid crisis may be going to wrong places, new report says

Robert King · October 28, 2017 4:00 pm

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, its April Prescription Drug Take Back Day yielded nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs. In the past 13 Take Back events, the DEA and its partners have taken in more than 8.1 million pounds of pills. (iStock)

How the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day works

Kelly Cohen · October 28, 2017 4:01 am

FEric Bolling said a coroner told him that his son's death was "ruled an accidental overdose that included opioids." He said, "We must fight against this national epidemic, too many innocent victims." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Eric Bolling: Son’s drug overdose ‘included opioids’

Eddie Scarry · October 27, 2017 1:05 pm