Tag: Health

"Families across the country have made clear that paying for prescription drugs is an increasingly unsustainable burden," said Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (AP Photo)

Prospects looking good for medical research bills

Susan Ferrechio · February 8, 2016 5:01 am

Matt Bevin is moving forward with plans to ditch the exchange, but last month announced a budget proposal that would continue funding for Medicaid as the program currently stands. (AP Photo)

Kentucky shows it’s hard to roll back Medicaid

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 8, 2016 5:01 am

"Increasingly, families understand the unique benefits of breastfeeding, and visitors to these buildings who have newborns and babies should have a private space to breastfeed or pump," Eleanor Holmes Norton said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dem demands more lactation rooms in federal buildings

Pete Kasperowicz · February 3, 2016 10:41 pm

A link in the tweet takes readers to USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, which has a recipe for fruit kabobs. It calls for ripe banana slices, watermelon cubes and clementine sections. (USDA Twitter)

Government wants people to make ‘fruit kabobs’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 3, 2016 4:55 pm

The WHO said it is very concerned about a potential link between microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and can lead to brain damage, and Zika. (AP Photo)

WHO declares public emergency for Zika outbreak

Robert King · February 1, 2016 7:05 pm

Chipotle saw its sales in December plunge after the E. coli cases were linked to the outbreak and it was forced to temporarily close dozens of locations in Colorado and Washington. (AP Photo)

Chipotle cleared of E. coli

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 1, 2016 6:25 pm

U.S. wildfires burned a record 10.1 million acres in 2015, and the Forest Service spent 52 percent of its budget fighting fires, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last month. (AP Photo)

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · February 1, 2016 5:01 am

According to Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician at the U.S. Capitol, Bernie Sanders has no history of cardiovascular disease and is "active in [his] professional work, and recreational lifestyle without limitation." (AP Photo)

Doctor says Sanders in ‘very good health’

Gabby Morrongiello · January 28, 2016 6:40 pm

Just 15 percent of the uninsured can correctly identify that the enrollment deadline is Sunday, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Thursday found. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Enrollment lag illustrates Obamacare challenges

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 28, 2016 8:00 am

Zika virus raises new concerns for Olympics host

Robert King · January 28, 2016 5:01 am

National Security

‘Active shooter’ reported at Naval Medical Center in San Diego

Kelly Cohen · January 26, 2016 6:46 pm

Sanders: ‘We will raise taxes, yes we will’

Ariel Cohen · January 26, 2016 3:46 am