by Zara Norman | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Health care proponents warn that the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed 12% budget reduction would widen racial disparities and gut critical infectious disease funding. The 2027 fiscal year departmental budget proposes eliminating the...
by Zara Norman | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — Brian Wallach spoke with his eyes. The Illinois native and co-founder of I AM ALS has been living with ALS for eight years and can no longer use his voice. Instead, Wallach, 45, types using his eyes and then generates speech by applying artificial...
by Elena Tittel | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured, Health, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — A bipartisan effort to reduce the stigma around pilots who seek mental-health care cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, winning unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The measure — the...
by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, 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...
