A Florida congressman says the Veterans Administration cut off the benefits of more 4,200 people nationwide after they were wrongly declared dead. Rep. David Jolly says these people were “very much alive” and their benefits were resumed after the VA looked into their cases, which happened between 2011 and 2015. The Florida Republican raised the […]
Outrage! Obama admin compares VA to Disneyland
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, a political appointee of President Barack Obama, is furiously back-tracking after a disastrous decision to compare wait lines at VA hospitals to Disneyland. McDonald publicly apologized after a Republican senator called for his resignation and GOP lawmakers and veterans’ service groups slammed his remarks as insulting and inappropriate. McDonald said […]
Study: Half of heart attacks have no obvious symptoms
Almost half of all heart attacks cause no obvious symptoms, yet they can still be life-threatening, according to research on more than 9,000 middle-aged men and women. It’s one of the biggest studies to examine so-called silent heart attacks, and to also explore them across racial and gender groups. Researchers at Wake Forest University’s medical […]
Congress gives $1.1 billion to fund Zika fight
Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama’s long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems. Obama requested $1.9 billion three months ago for several purposes, including creating a vaccine for the disease, taking steps to control the mosquitoes […]
First penis transplant in US successful
A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the U.S. and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, doctors said Monday. Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, underwent the 15-hour procedure last week at Massachusetts General Hospital. The organ was taken from a dead donor. Surgeons on the transplant team said at a […]
Medicare OK? Sooners say so
Despite bitter resistance in Oklahoma for years to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Republican leaders in this conservative state are now confronting something that alarms them even more: a huge $1.3 billion hole in the budget that threatens to do widespread damage to the state’s health care system. So, in what would be the […]
Judge rules ObamaCare unconstitutional
Barack Obama’s health care law is, in many ways, the keystone to the presidential legacy he cares so deeply about. Yesterday, a federal judge took a legal sledge hammer to the law — and it could destroy it for good. A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Obama administration is unconstitutionally spending federal money to […]
Genetically engineered or Zika mosquitos? Tell the FDA which you prefer
What are you more afraid of, the Zika virus, or genetically engineered bugs being released in the wild? If you feel strongly about this issue, you have until midnight Friday to make your opinion known as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve an effort to kill the disease-carrying mosquitoes by releasing […]
Surprising new link to Alzheimer’s discovered
Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer’s disease — and those tangles may predict early symptoms, a finding with implications for better treatments. It’s not clear exactly what causes Alzheimer’s. Its best-known hallmark is the sticky amyloid that […]
What does “healthy” mean? Feds admit they don’t know
The Food and Drug Administration will re-evaluate its definition of “healthy,” which could eventually change how a range of foods are marketed. In light of evolving research, the FDA said it believes “now is an opportune time to re-evaluate the regulations concerning nutrition content claims, generally, including the term ‘healthy’.” The agency plans to solicit […]
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