The Flint, Michigan water crisis has become a national embarrassment that exposed thousands of people to unsafe levels of lead. Now, government officials are sounding the alarm that the problem has not been confined to Flint. In fact, your community could be affected. According to a new analysis of a… Read More
As fears grow, Senate battles over Zika funding bill
A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a more than 800 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S. Democrats blocked the GOP-drafted measure by a 52-48 vote Tuesday — short… Read More
Supreme Court strikes down pro-life law
It’s one of the biggest blows to the pro-life movement since Roe vs. Wade. In the court’s largest abortion case in nearly a quarter century, the Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics early Monday. The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that protested… Read More
Strange! Texan develops British accent after surgery
A Houston-area woman’s accent sounds completely different since she underwent jaw surgery in December, and doctors say she might have a neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome. In a KTRK-TV video posted online, Lisa Alamia’s (al-uh-MEE’-uh) accent swings between various British accents and a faint Australian twang. Foreign accent syndrome is… Read More
$900 million gov’t fraud scheme uncovered
It was the largest Medicare fraud dragnet in United States history, and authorities say the accused fraudsters were responsible for nearly a billion dollars in theft. Officials also warned this is just the beginning — and only a drop in the bucket that costs honest taxpayers tens of billions every… Read More
[Health Alert] Spray flu vaccine a dud
The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert panel to recommend that doctors stop giving it to patients. Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third… Read More
GOP proposes HUGE Medicare overhaul
House Republicans have targeted ObamaCare for years. Now, one of their most ambitious plans yet looks to completely replace the U.S. healthcare system — and it could mean big changes for large parts of Medicare and Medicaid. The GOP unveiled its large proposal Wednesday as a showcase on how they would… Read More
Human testing begins for experimental Zika vaccine
An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing in coming weeks, after getting the green light from U.S. health officials. Inovio Pharmaceuticals said Monday it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to begin early-stage safety tests of its DNA-based vaccine against the mosquito-borne… Read More
Major healthcare strike planned
Nearly 5,000 nurses are preparing to launch a one-week strike in a dispute over health insurance, The Associated Press reports — and they’re starting tomorrow. Minnesota Nurses Association members plan to walk out at 7 a.m. Sunday at hospitals operated by Allina Health — Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, Mercy in… Read More
Three babies born in the US with Zika defects
Three babies with birth defects caused by Zika have been born in the U.S., the government reported Thursday in its first accounting of pregnancy outcomes involving the virus. Birth defects from Zika were also seen in three other pregnancies that ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been… Read More
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