by Susan El Khoury | Aug 14, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — As state health exchanges release initial estimates of insurance premiums, experts say state and regional factors will affect how much a consumer pays for coverage starting in January. There is no clear-cut standard of comparison since factors such...
by Susan El Khoury | Aug 7, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Repeated efforts of Congressional Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act are likely to hurt the party in midterm elections, according to a survey released Wednesday. The survey conducted for the Services Employees International Union, which...
by Francesca Bacardi | Aug 7, 2013 | Education, Entertainment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The last Let’s Read! Let’s Move! event of the summer closed this week with the hosts of HGTV’s “Property Brothers” teaching children about healthy living and the importance of education. Twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott asked kids – all wearing...
by Rhyan Kronzer | Aug 5, 2013 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
Photo by Doug Waylett WASHINGTON— The spread of a potentially destructive fungus typically found in rye and other cereal grains may be on the rise in Iowa after a wet spring followed by intense summer heat created optimal conditions for the fungus to thrive. The...
by Emily Hoerner & Amina Ismail | Jul 31, 2013 | Science + Technology
Modern hospitals run on battery power. David Marlow has been a biomedical technician for 35 years, and batteries have become a major part of his life. “They’re in everything,” he said. “I mean, they’re in the beds even.” The hospital where he works, University of...
by Francesca Bacardi | Jul 31, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – With the health care reform law set to take effect this fall, a group of lawmakers and advocates gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to say it’s not enough and to push for a single-payer health care system. Meanwhile, a House committee Wednesday curtailed...
