by Olivia Ardito | May 7, 2026 | Featured, Health, Health, Politics, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – There was rare bipartisan support to increase funding for the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 on Thursday in the House Appropriation Committee’s Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related...
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by Wisdom Howell | May 6, 2026 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to lean towards ruling for Monsanto during oral arguments last week in a pesticide label dispute that could undercut more than 60,000 cancer patients’ lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn them about Roundup...
by Amy L. Wong | Apr 21, 2026 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON — Tensions erupted during Wednesday’s House hearing on President Donald Trump’s budget, as several representatives and protestors pressured a top White House official about their healthcare concerns. The hearing featured Russell Vought, the director of the...
by Erin Drumm | May 21, 2025 | Health, Politics
Families from all 50 states and DC gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday for Strolling Thunder, an event that connects families with their lawmakers to demand policies that prioritize children. The event comes amidst proposed cuts to Medicaid in the budget and...
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by Emma McNamee | Oct 26, 2023 | Health
WASHINGTON – The financial network behind the making and distribution of fentanyl continues to fuel trade of the synthetic opioid that has claimed over a quarter of a million lives in the U.S. since 2018, despite ongoing U.S. efforts, according to government...
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by Pingping Yin | Nov 22, 2022 | Featured, Health, Health
WASHINGTON– The number of women who died from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, known as maternal death, spiked during the pandemic, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. It shows that COVID-19 was a contributing...
