by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Health
WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors on Thursday voted to recommend that Congress continue collecting detailed cost data from ambulance services, saying the information is essential to improve how Medicare reimburses emergency transport providers. The Medicare...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | Jun 3, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON–Shayna Raphael started promoting infant safety 10 years ago after her daughter Claire passed away due to an unsafe sleeping environment at her daycare. The Claire Bear Foundation, which Raphael created with her husband, teaches parents about unsafe...
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by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 20, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his proposed budget for next year on Tuesday amid challenges from members of both political parties at a budgetary subcommittee hearing. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee of...
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by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 8, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – The deputy secretary nominee of the Department of Health and Human Services faced direct questioning on the current changes happening at the largest department in the federal government. James O’Neill, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | May 1, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has cancelled federal participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep, STAT and the Medill News Service have learned. The elimination of the National Institutes of Health’s role in...
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by Ismael M. Belkoura | Apr 17, 2025 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday labeled the increasing rates of autism in children an epidemic and said federal research dollars will be dedicated to identify the cause. Kennedy’s statements at a news conference...
