by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | Oct 20, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – Dulles International Airport has started screening passengers from three West African nations for Ebola symptoms. The airport in Northern Virginia is one of five that began taking the temperatures of arriving passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and...
by Abby Sun | Oct 15, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – A conservative government watchdog group Wednesday filed a lawsuit charging that members of Congress and their staff are violating the law by getting health care coverage under the D.C. government’s small business health exchange. The lawsuit was filed in...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Oct 1, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON — With the California-based drug manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, planning to roll out another hepatitis C medication, academics said Wednesday that policy changes are needed in the costly drug market so the interests of patients, health insurers and...
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Sep 25, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – Language and cultural barriers could create a challenge for Asian Americans who want to apply for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, said advocates from the group Action for Health Justice. The coalition was formed last June to help educate...
by Elle Calderone | Aug 28, 2014 | Health
Steak always tastes great with a side of barbecue sauce, steak sauce or hot sauce. But, what about steak with a helping of antibiotics? Adding antibiotics to animal feed has been a debated topic for decades. Even though they help an animal get better, they have...
by Katie Schubauer | Aug 14, 2014 | Health
What started as one family’s inspiring idea has turned into a social media revolution. In the ALS ice bucket challenge, you have 24 hours to dump a bucket of ice on your head or donate to charity. Then you post a video of yourself doing it and challenge your...
