Tag: Health

"I'm sure I could find $2 billion a year in the Pentagon to put that money toward dealing with Alzheimer's," said Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Clinton promises to take $2 billion from Pentagon to pay for research

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 7:50 pm

The war to protect your health info from hackers

Charlie Mitchell · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

Planned Parenthood has contributed $679,596 directly to federal candidates, $676,885 of that to Democrats, in 2014. (AP file)

Planned Parenthood’s very bad year

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 3, 2016 12:37 pm

In April 2015, Blue Bell recalled all of its products in 23 states due to listeria contamination. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Report: Justice Department investigating ice cream maker for listeria outbreak

Kyle Feldscher · January 2, 2016 5:19 pm

South Dakota's Gov. Dennis Daugaard this month released a plan to expand Medicaid as part of the state budget. He's one of a handful of Republican governors opting to expand the program in their state. (AP Photo/James Nord)

Little progress expected on most Medicaid holdouts in 2016

Robert King · December 30, 2015 5:01 am

Companies that have more than 50 full-time employees had to start tracking this year their insurance coverage provided to workers. Businesses below 50 employees are exempt. (AP Photo)

Administration extends employer Obamacare deadlines

Robert King · December 28, 2015 11:34 pm

Obama signs bill outlawing microbeads in bathroom products

Robert King · December 28, 2015 9:37 pm

The Harvard study's conclusion: "Election to head of government is associated with a substantial increase in mortality risk compared with candidates in national elections who never served." (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Study: Winning the presidency is bad for your health

Daniel Allott · December 28, 2015 6:31 pm

Clinton touts Alzheimer’s plan with new ad

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 23, 2015 4:56 pm

The Supreme Court stayed the Clean Power Plan in Febrruary while it undergoes legal challenges. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Congress readies hearing on concussions

Susan Ferrechio · December 22, 2015 5:47 pm

Clinton Pledges to Find Cure for Alzheimer’s

Daniel Halper · December 22, 2015 1:00 pm

This Aug. 3, 2014 file photo shows Algae near the City of Toledo water intake crib, in Lake Erie, about 2.5 miles off the shore of Curtice, Ohio. While Lake Erie is one of the smaller lakes in the Great Lakes system, the impact that such blooms could have on the Midwest could be fairly large. (AP File Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Energy and Environment

Study: Climate change could cause more toxic algae blooms

Kyle Feldscher · December 21, 2015 5:01 am