by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | Apr 22, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs has already fixed some of the problems noted by federal inspectors who said the office altered quality reviews, violated claim policies and had stacks of unopened mail, a top VA official said...
by Michaela Meaney | Apr 21, 2015 | Health
CHICAGO — For many in the armed services, valor means courage against impossible odds. But for one group in Chicago, valor has a different meaning. Veterans Advancing Lives of Rescues, VALOR, is the name of a new program created by Safe Humane Chicago. The nonprofit...
by Michaela Meaney | Apr 3, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and a group of students are demanding mandatory prevention education at American University. The university is under federal investigation for how it handles cases of sexual violence.
by Kristin April Kim | Dec 3, 2014 | Health
Mothers, their children and coalition partners gathered at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Peggy Young, whose case tackles ambiguity in pregnancy law. Published in conjunction with
by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Nov 13, 2014 | Health
On the day a key Senate committee heard testimony concerning President Barack Obama’s $6.2 billion emergency funding request for aid to combat Ebola, the head of the government’s top humanitarian agency stressed the need for ongoing assistance in stricken West African...
by Abby Sun | Oct 29, 2014 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON – Despite the differences in culture, social structures and healthcare systems, the United States could look to Japan for innovative ways to cope with the accelerated growth of its aging population, think tank experts say. “Japan has been dealing with the...
