Tag: Health

The justices last week heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, a case in which 37 religious nonprofits such as Little Sisters of the Poor and Notre Dame University are challenging Obamacare's mandate that employers must provide birth control coverage. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court wants more information on birth control case

Robert King · March 29, 2016 7:08 pm

The virus has affected Washington's Georgetown University Hospital and other medical offices in the region. (AgnosticPreachersKid, via Wikimedia Commons)

FBI investigating computer virus causing outages at D.C. hospital system

Associated Press · March 28, 2016 8:25 pm

Richard Blumenthal said Thursday he intends to reintroduce a bill that would end the permanent anti-trust exemption for the four major U.S. professional leagues. (AP Photo)

Senator tackles NFL on concussion link

Robert King · March 24, 2016 9:13 pm

The campaign was the first one to be spent with federal funding. It featured former smokers discussing the impact of smoking-related diseases. (Screenshot)

CDC: Anti-smoking ads working

Robert King · March 24, 2016 4:58 pm

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers said, "I can't believe we're still talking about doing this. We've been harping with both the DoD and VA for years." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Congress withholds VA money until it fixes records issue

Jacqueline Klimas · March 23, 2016 3:38 pm

A recent study looked at 50 cities where they know the mosquito Aedes aegypti resides. The mosquito is the primary carrier of Zika. (AP Photo)

Study: Zika could spread to 50 U.S. cities

Robert King · March 21, 2016 4:13 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi weighed in on the NFL's recent admission that football injuries are linked to brain disorders. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi to football players: ‘You shouldn’t be butting heads’

Susan Ferrechio · March 17, 2016 3:41 pm

Want to save lives? Don’t regulate e-cigarettes

Michelle Minton · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

A report showed the EPA inspected 91 percent of a sample of the country's hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities in 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Energy and Environment

Watchdog: EPA not inspecting enough hazardous waste sites

Kyle Feldscher · March 11, 2016 5:18 pm

The bill tackles the opioid crisis through different angles. It aims to increase access for first responders to the overdose antidote Naloxone. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Senate approves opioid bill

Robert King · March 10, 2016 4:56 pm

The National Institutes of Health has begun work to develop a Zika vaccine, but it's important to ensure that any vaccine is both effective and safe. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Here’s what we know about the Zika virus

Rep. Fred Upton · March 10, 2016 5:03 am

At 54 1/2 years old, the president still has 20/20 vision, no heart problems and healthy cholesterol levels. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama aces his last White House physical

Nicole Duran · March 9, 2016 1:56 am