Tag: Health

Washington's many parks, biking trails, high walkability level and low levels of certain diseases contributed to its ranking. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington, D.C., ranked fittest city in the U.S.

Anna Giaritelli · May 18, 2016 9:33 pm

"Republicans are trying to haggle as if this is some sort of bidding war," Harry Reid said. "This is not how Congress should react to a potentially devastating health crisis." (AP Photo)

Reid denounces GOP ‘bidding war’ over Zika funding

Susan Ferrechio · May 16, 2016 6:54 pm

Salmon said Energy Dept. and EPA alone spent more than $168,000 on yoga classes over the last five years. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

GOP bill cancels free yoga classes for federal workers

Pete Kasperowicz · May 15, 2016 4:01 am

Especially as the prisoner population gets older, critics have argued that flying medical equipment and personnel to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is too expensive. (AP Photo)

Senate bill would allow Gitmo detainees to get medical care in the U.S.

Jacqueline Klimas · May 13, 2016 4:41 pm

Former Obama speechwriters laugh at ‘you can keep your plan’ promise

Becket Adams · May 10, 2016 8:45 pm

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow KIND bars to be labeled as "healthy." (Mike Mozart/Flickr)

FDA reverses, allows KIND bars to be labeled as ‘healthy’

Robert King · May 10, 2016 12:29 pm

New FDA labelling rules hurt consumers

Brian McNicoll · May 10, 2016 4:03 am

The monthly number of exposures associated with e-cigarettes increased by nearly 1,500 percent from January 2012-April 2015. (AP Photo)

Study: More young kids getting sick from e-cigarettes

Robert King · May 9, 2016 8:29 pm

Bugs in medical implants can be exploited over their wireless interfaces, too. For example: lethal shocks from implanted pacemakers and defibrillators.

Computerized bodies need privacy

Washington Examiner Staff · May 9, 2016 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

NY town threatens to become the next Flint

Anna Giaritelli · May 4, 2016 6:32 am

Insurers still have ways of imposing undue costs and burdens on customers — particularly those suffering from chronic and serious health conditions. (iStock photo)

It’s time to end all types of healthcare discrimination

Carl Schmid · May 2, 2016 4:03 am

On Thursday, the FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics to offer the first commercial test for the Zika virus in the United States. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

FDA approves Zika test

Robert King · April 29, 2016 6:53 pm