by Kulwant Saluja | Jul 13, 2015 | Business & Tech, Health
The Open Payments database details payments from companies to 683,000 doctors. WASHINGTON -Drug and medical device companies paid nearly $10 billion to doctors and teaching hospitals since August 2013 to conduct research, travel and speak at conferences, among other...
by Jin Wu | Jul 8, 2015 | Health, Science + Technology
Farm to fork, detecting the bacteria can be made easier, scientists say. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Worried about food safety? Is salmonella a big deal for you? Better, faster ways of spotting it may be on the way. Researchers from universities and corporations...
by Empriss Campbell | Jun 26, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the controversial Affordable Care Act in a 6 to 3 vote. Supporters gathered near the steps of the court to show their excitement.
by Yanqing Chen | Jun 26, 2015 | Health
Forty years after the Vietnam War ended, Agent Orange still casts a shadow over veterans’ lives. And with many now in their 70s and 80s, they want to ensure their children don’t suffer because of their parents’ exposure to the toxic defoliant....
by Phoebe Tollefson | Jun 25, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the subsidies that 41,766 Montanans use to pay for their health insurance, focusing on the law’s intent rather than sloppy wording in the reform legislation. “The Affordable Care Act contains more than a few...
by Mary Lee & Anderson Xia | May 21, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Health
WASHINGTON — Today Katie Scott is seven months clean from all substance abuse. Since her freshman year of college, she has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. Here is a story about how yoga has helped Scott combat her history with drugs and live a happier...
