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A company sees the pandemic as an opportunity to push its āWellā seal. It would like the indoor wellness logo to become as ubiquitous as the LEED green building halo ā and make a profit, too.
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio were set to roll out a bill Friday that could help unknown thousands of service members who are sick from toxic substances they were exposed to from burning garbage in Afghanistan, Iraq and other war zones.
Sick with ailments similar to those suffered by 9/11 first responders, military service members exposed to toxic burning garbage in Iraq and Afghanistan may finally see Congress address their plight. President Joe Biden believes his son Beauās brain cancer may have been caused by such exposure.
The governor won praise around the state for his early efforts to combat the coronavirus, but as the crisis wore on and President Donald Trump played down the threat, Ohio Republicans began to grow restless with DeWineās stance, and concerns for his reelection campaign in 2022 are rising.
Health experts agree masks are the cheapest, best weapon against the coronavirus pandemic. But how should mask-wearing be enforced? Mandates? Fines? Polite requests? Itās hard to figure out what works as President Donald Trump's behavior keeps the debate alive over whether they should be worn at all.
The CEO of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals defended the price hikes of Acthar gel, an orphan drug that treats infantile spasms at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a damning investigation Wednesday of drug company pricing tactics and profits, as two days of hearings with testimony from pharmaceutical industry CEOs begin.
In a draft study, researchers correlated cellphone data showing studentsā back-to-campus movements and county infection rates to quantify how the coronavirus spread as colleges and universities reopened for the fall semester.
2020 will be a year like no other on college campuses, as every institution makes its own rules. Some have no plans to routinely test students for the coronavirus; others aim to test every student and staff member twice a week.
Eighteen years ago, most first responders were not thinking about their future health when they spent hours searching āThe Pileā for the remains of terror victims. Today, their illnesses are a slow-moving epidemiological nightmare that has been as difficult for scientists to study as it has been easy for politicians to overlook.
The protection is a win for people who get their needed, legitimate drugs from overseas.
Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand whatās at stake ā in a way they didnāt a few months ago.
After a late-night session and the "skinny" defeat, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pulls legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act from the floor.
As many as a dozen GOP senators may oppose the Senate majority leaderās Obamacare repeal bill. But the dealmaking is just beginning.
The Senate health bill to repeal Obamacare hews closely to the electoral calendar, delaying much of the pain until after Republicans face re-election in Congress, statehouses and the White House.
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