Medications
FDA chief defends approval of hydrocodone drug
The head of the Food and Drug Administration says the much-debated painkiller Zohydro fills an "important and unique niche" for treating pain.
Mar 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senate Democrats press for $1.9B to fight Zika virus
Democrats are pressing top Senate Republicans to stop dragging their feet and act immediately on President Barack Obama's request for $1.9 billion to combat the Zika virus.
Apr 18, 2016
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Health
Application 'inconsistencies' under health law (Update 2)
Many of the 8 million people who signed up for coverage under President Barack Obama's health care now have an asterisk next to their names.
Jun 4, 2014
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Health
US Senate backs bill on health care for vets
The Senate has approved a bill making it easier for veterans who have endured long wait times for VA medical care to receive treatment from local doctors instead. The measure closely resembles a bill approved Tuesday in the ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Health
Republican health plan likely dead as key US senator defects
The latest bid backed by US President Donald Trump to dismantle his predecessor's health care law likely unraveled Monday when a crucial third Republican formally came out against the plan.
Sep 26, 2017
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Health
Texas House passes abortion bill; Senate next stop
(AP)—The Texas House has approved new abortion limits in a second special session, less than two weeks after Senate Republicans failed to finish work on the bill amid a filibuster and raucous protests.
Jul 10, 2013
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Health
Double blow convulses Republican bid to reform US health care (Update)
US Senate Republicans suffered a second stinging setback in as many days Wednesday in their drive to uproot Obamacare, when a plan to repeal the health care law—with no replacement at the ready—failed to advance in the ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Chile lawmakers authorize abortion in limited cases (Update)
Lawmakers in Chile's lower house of Congress on Thursday approved abortion in limited circumstances, the first step towards lifting a decades-old ban on the practice in the socially conservative South American country.
Mar 17, 2016
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Three US senators balk at health bill, putting reforms in peril
US Republican efforts to reform health care neared collapse Thursday as three senators threatened to oppose a partial repeal of Obamacare unless House leaders pledged to negotiate further—the latest in a series of setbacks.
Jul 28, 2017
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NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition
A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, capping a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government's coverage for ...
Mar 23, 2023
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