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H1N1 “Swine” Flu Vaccinations

According to a July 10 Washington Post article, the federal government is considering a mass vaccination campaign this fall against the H1N1 flu...

Steven J. DuBord July 10, 2009

Abortion Pills Administered Incorrectly

Ann Shibler July 9, 2009

The protocol at Planned Parenthood clinics for administering RU-486, the drug that causes medical abortions, was officially changed in order to reduce the...

Hospitals Make Healthcare Reform Deal

Steven J. DuBord July 8, 2009

The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Catholic Health Association agreed with the Obama administration on July 6 to...

GE to Use Embryonic Stem Cells

Ann Shibler July 6, 2009

General Electric is entering into a venture with Geron Corp to commercially develop products from human embryonic stem cells, including developing sample human...

An Unbalanced Town Hall on Healthcare Reform

Steven J. DuBord July 3, 2009

President Barack Obama on July 1 continued to push his healthcare reform plans at a town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College...

CDC Reports on Insurance Coverage

Steven J. DuBord July 3, 2009

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on July 1 released preliminary data for insurance coverage in America during 2008. According to the data,...

Obama Pushes Healthcare Plan on ABC

Steven J. DuBord June 25, 2009

On June 24, ABC TV gave President Barack Obama interview time with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, a prime-time special with both...

VA Hospitals Botching Treatments

Steven J. DuBord June 25, 2009

The Department of Veterans Affairs is at the center of a growing controversy over the improper treatment of veterans at VA hospitals. On...

Obama Signs Tobacco Regulation

Steven J. DuBord June 23, 2009

President Barack Obama signed legislation on June 22 granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration broad powers to regulate many aspects of tobacco...

The Cheerios Charade

Denise Behreandt June 22, 2009

If ever there was a textbook example of why a free people should think twice before tasking government with a job (much less...

Healthcare Reform Details Emerge

Steven J. DuBord June 19, 2009

Details of the various proposals for healthcare reform are beginning to emerge. House Democrats and Republicans are each formulating their own plans, while...