by Matt Reynolds | Aug 8, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – It’s the germ of an idea that seems ready-made for internet conspiracists: Is Lyme disease the result of a shadowy bioweapons program that unleashed pathogen-infected ticks on the American public? Scientists think not. But a recent bill passed by...
by Amanda Horowitz | Jul 26, 2019 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON – In a hearing Friday, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings told a panel of witnesses who said they cannot afford their prescription medication that he plans to take pharma executives to task when the House reconvenes...
by Eric Frazier | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Actress Taraji P. Henson told the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday that the rising suicide rate among black youth needs more attention from Congress by funding programs in schools to educate African-American students about mental health and to change...
by Eric Frazier | May 23, 2019 | Health
WASHINGTON– Memorial Day is right around the corner, signaling the start of summer. That means two things: warmer temperatures and the potential for hot car deaths. Members of Congress along with safety advocates and families of victims held a press conference...
by Beverly Banks | Apr 10, 2019 | Featured, Health, Topics
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf told officials from 33 states and territories Monday that his state’s efforts to reduce one of the highest opioid death rates in the country were built on creating 45 centers to address the mental health and...
by Beverly Banks | Apr 5, 2019 | Featured, Health, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON, April 3 — Could humans regrow their limbs? Researchers are considering this possibility as they study the regrowth of tail fins and other organs in zebrafish. Zebrafish are a member of the minnow family that live in freshwater and are no bigger than...
