Health & Safety

Bipartisan Health Care Bill Aims To Stabilize Individual Market And Keep Premiums Down

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Susan Davis

Senators leading bipartisan health care talks say they have a deal to restore subsidies to insurers that President Trump announced last week that he was ending. But it's not clear whether it can pass.

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Trump Still Hasn't Fulfilled Promise To Declare Opioid Epidemic As A National Emergency

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump's nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Administration pulled out amid controversy. This leaves Trump without a permanent heads at Department of Health and Human Services and the DEA. All the while, his promised declaration of a national emergency on opioids has yet to materialize.

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After Taking On Big Tobacco 20 Years Ago, Former Mississippi AG Is Trying Again With Opioids

5:00pm October 17, 2017

When Mike Moore was Mississippi's attorney general, he spearheaded the 50-state lawsuit against Big Tobacco. Now, he's trying to do the same thing against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

Fireworks are set off on the eve of last year's Diwali festival.

Fear Of Toxic Smog Leads India To Limit Diwali Fireworks

3:57pm October 17, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

The festival has been blamed for cloaking New Delhi and other cities in an unhealthy haze, but the solution has drawn plenty of criticism.

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Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces the indictment of two Chinese nationals for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in a news conference at the Justice Department on Tuesday.

Justice Department Indicts 2 Chinese Nationals In Synthetic Opioid Case

3:20pm October 17, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Among the charges is conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, a significant factor in the opioid crisis. Every year, thousands of Americans overdose on the drug.

Piece By Piece: The End Of Obamacare

2:27pm October 17, 2017

With the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act fast approaching and the president pushing forward on his promise to dismantle it, what's at stake?

Most employers are likely to continue paying for birth control for women. But there are exceptions.

If You Want An IUD, Take Note Of Trump's New Birth Control Policy

2:08pm October 17, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Some employers may now opt to claim a religious or moral exemption when it comes to paying for birth control, and women could end up sharing the cost with employers that scale back coverage.

Dogs may not wash their paws compulsively, but some humans and canines have similar genetic mutations that may influence obsessive behavior.

Search Of DNA In Dogs, Mice And People Finds 4 Genes Linked To OCD

1:49pm October 17, 2017

by Angus Chen

Scientists looking for genetic factors behind obsessive compulsive disorder looked for clues in the DNA of humans and two animal species. Genes active in a particular brain circuit emerged.

Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., was blamed in media reports for sponsoring a bill that the Drug Enforcement Administration had warned would hamper its ability to limit America's deadly opioid crisis.

Tom Marino, Trump's Pick As Drug Czar, Withdraws After Damaging Opioid Report

12:06pm October 17, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania is withdrawing days after reports that legislation he sponsored hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration in its fight against the U.S. opioid crisis.

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Senate Democrat Calls On Trump To Withdraw Tom Marino's Nomination

8:11am October 17, 2017

David Greene talks to Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill about reports that President Trump's nominee to be the next drug czar, Republican Rep. Tom Marino, has deep ties to the drug industry.

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