Tag: Health

Energy and Environment

EPA won’t redo Obama’s report on risks from deadly paint stripper

John Siciliano · May 10, 2018 6:46 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2017, file photo, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announces he is joining the race for governor in Towson, Md. Kamenetz is running in a crowded Democratic primary. News outlets cite a release from Baltimore County police that says Kamenetz died early Thursday, May 10, 2018, following a cardiac arrest.

Maryland Democratic candidate for governor dies from cardiac arrest

Katelyn Caralle · May 10, 2018 2:17 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

E. coli illnesses linked to lettuce expand to 29 states

Kimberly Leonard · May 9, 2018 6:57 pm

House bill aims to save moms from dying during childbirth

Kimberly Leonard · May 9, 2018 6:16 pm

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., speaks during a press conference.

House panel advances bill allowing veterans to see more private health providers

Kimberly Leonard · May 8, 2018 9:18 pm

A doctor checks a patient.

New advice on prostate cancer screening: Leave it up to doctors and patients

Kimberly Leonard · May 8, 2018 7:18 pm

Sanjay Gupta arrives at Sean Parker and the Parker Foundation's Gala Celebrating a Milestone in Medical Research on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta misleads: No evidence marijuana helps curb opioid addiction

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2018 1:30 pm

Americans turn in record number of pills on Drug Take Back Day

Anna Giaritelli · May 7, 2018 10:14 pm

Paul Singer took aim at Donald Trump, calling the ongoing race a "difficult time if not a bleak time for conservatives," although he believes the GOP will rise up after the election. (AP Photo)

Paul Singer's Elliott Management makes $7 billion bid for Athenahealth

Joe Williams · May 7, 2018 2:53 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event on tax policy in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. Trump is ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to move faster on processing air pollution permits for businesses. A White House memorandum issued Thursday, April 12, instructs the EPA to take final action on Clean Air Act permit applications within one year.

The EPA’s new ‘secret science’ rule makes sense from a risk-assessment perspective

Washington Examiner · May 6, 2018 4:00 am

Hillary Clinton and Michael Bloomberg are seen.

Apple’s digital health venture ramps up privacy stakes

Joe Williams · May 4, 2018 9:58 pm

Caroline McCarthy, right to left, Stephanie Keiser, and Brian White all from Wexford, Penn., join thousands of pro-life protestors as they march towards the U.S. Supreme Court, marking the 32nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, in Washington.

Conservative groups demand overhaul of family planning funds

Kimberly Leonard · May 4, 2018 8:51 pm