Tag: Health

Experts carry a victim of alleged chemical weapons attacks in a Syrian city. The international chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Friday that sarin gas was used in the deadly April attack on a Syria town that left more than 80 people dead. (AP Photo)

National Security

Watchdog confirms sarin gas used in Syria chemical weapons attack in April

Leah DePiero · June 30, 2017 6:00 pm

President Trump's tweet about MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski's face-lift was the most talked about story of the week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

From Trump’s comments about Mika Brzezinski’s face-lift to Dems on healthcare, it’s time to fix political rhetoric

Beverly Hallberg · June 30, 2017 4:05 pm

Mika Brzezinski admitted Friday that she had her chin "tweaked" but did not have a full "face-lift," as President Trump had said in a Thursday tweet attacking her. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Mika Brzezinski admits to chin surgery after Trump tweets about her ‘face-lift’

Eddie Scarry · June 30, 2017 11:27 am

By asking a different question, Takeru Kobayashi redefined the problem of winning a hot dog eating contest and found a solution far superior to any of his competitors. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

We’re not asking the right questions about healthcare reform and Obamacare repeal

Gerard Gianoli · June 28, 2017 7:20 pm

In a brief video, Lena Dunham and other Hollywood stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Jon Hamm urge concerned citizens to phone their senators and tell them to support Planned Parenthood. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Lena Dunham’s latest claim about abortion and human rights is absurd

Nicole Russell · June 28, 2017 2:51 pm

It's not a stretch to say that ultimately, keeping Obamacare on the books will take us to a single-payer healthcare system. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

The healthcare debate should be about two different visions

Brandon Arnold · June 27, 2017 4:52 pm

The AMA is not a simple doctors' club. It's a lobbying group with specific, vested interests. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

The American Medical Association is a special-interest lobby, not a patient ally

Tom Rogan · June 27, 2017 1:55 pm

The bill walks a tight line between these diverse factions and at the same time makes room for some major reforms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

The buckets of the Senate Republican healthcare bill — not all hot air and cold water

Charles Sauer · June 23, 2017 6:32 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is no longer in the intensive care unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center as he continues to recover from being shot in the hip during a congressional baseball practice game last Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Steve Scalise out of ICU after baseball shooting, remains hospitalized in fair condition

Al Weaver · June 23, 2017 5:38 pm

It's no surprise that marketing works. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Are Big Pharma gifts to physicians an expensive problem, or a red herring?

Brian Joondeph · June 23, 2017 12:00 pm

Without a president to take the lead, painstaking work must be done by legislative leaders to attract such a rally. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Senate Republicans need to work on selling their healthcare bill to voters

Quin Hillyer · June 22, 2017 8:54 pm

With this bill, Senate Republicans are betraying the promises they made on the campaign trail for the better part of seven years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Senate Republicans embrace Obamacare in their healthcare bill

Sally Pipes · June 22, 2017 6:24 pm