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Why I travel to D.C. each year to fight for families like mine

The Connecticut Mirror · June 26, 2025

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Every year, I travel from my home in Connecticut to Washington, D.C. – not for vacation, not for business, but for something deeply personal: to fight...

Medical Compass: Are proton pump inhibitors the best solution for your reflux?

TBR Newsmedia · June 30, 2025

PPIs may increase your fracture risk By David Dunaief, M.D. Dr. David Dunaief After a meal, do you sometimes have “reflux” or “heartburn?” Many of us experience these symptoms occasionally. When it happens more frequently, it could be a sign of...

Western Canada’s first menopause clinic supports more people in B.C.

Indo Canadian Voice · July 4, 2025

WOMEN and gender-diverse people who are experiencing complex menopause symptoms can now access specialized care at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre’s new Complex Menopause Clinic, a first of its kind in Western Canada. “Women and gender-diverse...

Pocan Votes Against Cutting Healthcare, Food Aid for Millions

Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin ·

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after he voted against President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ scheme to rip healthcare away from 17 million Americans and take food away from...

Schumer Hospitalized For Dehydration As D.C. Nears 100 Degrees

Daily Wire · June 25, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) went to the hospital and was treated for dehydration, his office said on Wednesday. The announcement, which noted that Schumer had since returned to work on Capitol Hill, came as the greater Washington,...

Bishop Robert Barron warns Trump’s religious liberty panel about rising cultural threats undermining faith in Washington D.C.

TDPel Media · June 18, 2025

In a time where debates over religion and personal freedom seem more intense than ever, a brand-new presidential commission has kicked off its work with a bold mission: defend religious liberty in America. And at the heart of its first hearing,...

Jordan Crozier named SCC Health Sciences Student of the Month

Commonwealth Journal - Kentucky ·

A standout student from Somerset Community College has been honored as the Health Sciences Division’s Student of the Month for July. Jordan Crozier, who is currently enrolled in the newly established Human and Social Services Program, has earned...

Mississippi Congressman Warns of Hospital Closures After Trump’s Bill Passes

Mississippi Free Press · July 3, 2025

BRANDON, Miss. and WASHINGTON, D.C.— The hot sun beat down on the pavement in the parking lot of U.S. House Rep. Michael Guest’s office in Brandon, Mississippi, as about 20 protesters gathered on Thursday to encourage the congressman to vote...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized in Washington, D.C.

[your]NEWS · June 17, 2025

Secretary Noem transported by ambulance; remains conscious, according to officials By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area by ambulance on Tuesday. The...

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts Partners With The Class to Launch Mindful Wellness Programming for Travelers

Rus Tourism News · July 4, 2025

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts is bringing mindfulness to your travel itinerary with a new partnership designed to support the physical and emotional well-being of guests on the move. Launching June 16, the luxury hotel group is collaborating with The...

HUD to move headquarters from D.C. to Virginia

United Press International (UPI) ·

June 25 (UPI) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday announced plans to move 2,7000 employees from its headquarters in the District of Columbia to space in northern Virginia occupied by the National Science Foundation....

Investigating Therapeutic Targets for Alcohol Use Disorder: Pharmacological View of ClinicalTrials.gov Data

Dove Medical Press · July 4, 2025

Introduction Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic, prevalent mental disorder that affects millions worldwide. A national survey on drug use and health revealed that almost 29 million people aged 12 and above had AUD in the past year in the...

Melania Trump Visits with Patients at Washington Children’s Hospital

Independent Journal Review · July 3, 2025

First Lady Melania Trump spent Thursday at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., engaging with young patients as they created festive Fourth of July crafts. Her visit continued a longstanding tradition of first ladies supporting the...

Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, taken to Washington, D.C. hospital

WHEC 10 - New York · June 17, 2025

The News10NBC Team details breaking News, Traffic and Weather. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, D.C. by ambulance, according to CNN and Newsweek. A source said Noem was conscious and...

Chuck Schumer, 74, Rushed to D.C. Hospital amid Heatwave After Getting 'Lightheaded' at Senate Gym

People - New York ·

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was rushed to a Washington, D.C., hospital on Wednesday, June 25, but later returned to work. The 74-year-old senior senator from New York, who has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017, was exercising at...

GOP E&C Subcommittee Leadership, Assignments Get A Tweak

Radio and Television Business Report · July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie, who serve as Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, is moving forward with changes to the committee’s Republican subcommittee leadership and assignments in the wake of Rep....

Clinical Applications and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Chinese Herbal Medicine Yiaikang Capsules in Treating Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Dove Medical Press · July 4, 2025

Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which induces the progressive depletion of CD4+ T cells in humans.1 Infection with HIV can result in life-threatening...

N.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer briefly treated at D.C. hospital for dehydration

New York Daily News · June 25, 2025

Sen. Chuck Schumer was briefly treated for dehydration Wednesday at a Washington, D.C. hospital after he felt lightheaded while working out on a stationary bike at the Capitol gym. The 74-year-old Democratic minority leader from Brooklyn returned...

UPMC Children’s among hospitals under Trump admin review targeting gender-affirming care

WESA - Pennsylvania · July 3, 2025

UPMC Children’s Hospital is reportedly among several medical providers issued a warning letter in May about gender-affirming care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Trump administration is weighing cutting off funds to...

Good Ol’ Boy Racism Chokes Out History and Health

ecoRI News - Rhode Island · July 4, 2025

Today we celebrate the birth of a nation built by slaves on stolen land. Two and a half centuries later, the United States of America still treats people inhumanely because of their skin color, sexual orientation, gender, or religion. It’s 2025,...