Associated PressApril 21, 2020
4min278
Not a rigorous experiment with hydroxychloroquine, but with 368 patients, largest so far.
Tag: National Institutes of HealthLas Vegas Strip transforms into a Grand Prix.
Associated PressApril 21, 2020Associated PressApril 4, 2020
9min294
An example of extreme measures leaders are taking in what has become a cutthroat scramble for lifesaving equipment.
Associated PressMarch 15, 2020
3min355
Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.
Associated PressMarch 15, 2020
12min375
Americans 'are going to have to hunker down significantly more.'
Mark BerginFebruary 29, 2020
6min611
Some Democrats weren't happy either.
Scott PowersJuly 31, 2019
5min378
His "We PAID Act" bill targets drugs developed with federal tax dollars
Associated PressJanuary 24, 2017
20min307
The Latest on activities in Congress (all times EST): 12:25 p.m. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has overwhelmingly approved South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley‘s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. By voice vote, the panel recommended President Donald Trump‘s selection of Haley to the full Senate. She is expected to be confirmed […]
Scott PowersDecember 7, 2016
2min267
Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson both applauded passage Wednesday by the U.S. Senate of a bill that heads off potential cuts in cancer research at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa and the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Senate approved H.R. 34, entitled the “21st Century Cures Act,” by a […]
Associated PressMay 23, 2016
8min185
Beg, borrow and steal: Zika preparation involves a bit of all three as federal, state and local health officials try to get a jump on the mosquito-borne virus while Congress haggles over how much money they really need. With that financing in limbo, health officials are shifting resources and setting priorities — and not just […]
Phil AmmannMarch 21, 20166min176
In many states, teens are required to get parental permission before they can climb inside an indoor tanning bed. Soon, even parental permission might not be enough. The federal government is poised to let nannyism override parental consent. The Food and Drug Administration recently unveiled new rules for indoor tanning that would ban anyone under […]