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By Jack McCarthy | 10:28 am | September 01, 2016
Congress is set to vote on a $1.1 billion package the day it returns from summer vacation but whether Democrats and Republicans can immediately compromise remains to be seen. The Zika virus, meanwhile, continues to spread in Florida. 
By Bernie Monegain | 09:50 am | September 01, 2016
Bibiana Bielekova filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Washington Post reported.
By Jack McCarthy | 04:01 pm | August 31, 2016
Insisting that device and information encryption is a problem that will not simply go away, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey called for greater collaboration between private sector companies and the federal government. 
By Jessica Davis | 11:18 am | August 31, 2016
The research team found two groups that can stop the virus from replicating and protect fetal brain cells.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:15 am | August 31, 2016
The money will help states improve data collection and analysis to better understand how to prevent opioid abuse, curb deaths and treat addiction.
By Jack McCarthy | 09:55 am | August 31, 2016
The progress Obamacare has made so far is encouraging, but access problems remain, particularly among low-income Hispanics and African-Americans, researchers said. 
By Bernie Monegain | 11:50 am | August 30, 2016
Clinton promises to adjust payment systems for telepsychiatry and other services, increase funding for research into brain science and PTSD, and to study suicide prevention.
By Bill Siwicki | 06:08 pm | August 29, 2016
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said that the winners offer new uses for Blockchain digital technology to protect and exchange electronic health data in a secure fashion.
By Mike Miliard | 12:16 pm | August 29, 2016
Harold Bornstein, MD, gained attention first for saying that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is in excellent physical condition and, subsequently, for still using a 15-year old operating system that Microsoft no longer supports.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:33 am | August 29, 2016
The top three things every candidate, from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to those seeking seats in the House and Senate, must know as they run for office, according to the Council of Accountable Physician Practices.