by Empriss Campbell | Aug 27, 2015 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON – Nearly 5,000 doctors and researchers gathered in Washington, DC to study and discuss new developments in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Some of the attendees pushed for more dollars to go towards research for the disease that can attack a...
by Ezra Kaplan | Aug 17, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – A new vaccine, 30 years in the making, could finally signal an advance in the struggle against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease which kills more than half a million people each year, health experts say. In July, the European Medicines Agency, similar...
by Empriss Campbell | Aug 13, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – Federal and local officials are worried about a spike in drug overdoses among the homeless in the District of Columbia and attribute the problem to an easily accessible illegal drug — synthetic marijuana. Also known as K2 spice, synthetic marijuana...
by Siyao Long | Aug 3, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — The Ice Bucket Challenge that soaked the nation last summer is back. In 2014, the campaign became a global phenomenon and raised $220 million for ALS patients and research. On Friday, advocates and ALS research organizations will kick off the 2015...
by Jin Wu | Jul 28, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – Health care spending in the United States is projected to go up nearly 6 percent annually through 2024, faster growth than the pace of the past six years, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The projection reflects the expanded...
