by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Nov 3, 2014 | Midterm Election 2014
LIBERTY, Ky. — For the better part of a decade, Frank McAninch ignored many of his ailments. A bad cold: “You weather it out yourself.” A torn rotator cuff from working cattle: “Let time heal it.” Then in early 2012, McAninch noticed a spot on his right cheek...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Oct 29, 2014 | Sports
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, Amanda Sullivan’s friends, a group of severely wounded military veterans who she connected with through Facebook, challenged her to join a gym. Using a wheelchair at the time, Sullivan, 36, scoffed at the request. “I’ll be the only...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Oct 27, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON — Academics and former aides say they will miss Tom Harkin’s service as a health care “champion” after he retires from the U.S. Senate next year. But they said they believe Iowa and national health care research funding likely will have new advocates. “I...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Oct 23, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON — Breathalyzer tests bring to mind erratic drivers and those who can’t walk in a straight line. But researchers are exploring new ways of using breathalyzers in marine biology – and dolphins are swimming to the forefront of this research. According to...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Oct 20, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – Dulles International Airport has started screening passengers from three West African nations for Ebola symptoms. The airport in Northern Virginia is one of five that began taking the temperatures of arriving passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and...
