Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Concussion Research to Get $14 Million Boost

    By CAREY GILLAM, Reuters

    Researchers in the U.S. on Monday unveiled a $14 million series of research projects aimed at diagnosing and treating brain injuries in football players and others who have suffered multiple head...

  • The Obamacare Delays Just Keep on Coming

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    As the clock begins to wind down, nervous White House officials are acknowledging they can’t stick to existing Obamacare deadlines while still enrolling enough people to make the program financially...

  • Americans Finally Start to Win the Battle Against the Bulge

    By Eric Whitney, Kaiser Health News

    An annual state-by-state survey says the country is making good progress in improving its overall health — including a flat obesity rate and a lower rate of smoking. But individual states, especially...

  • 6 Smart Ways to Pay Down Your Sleep Debt

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Lay your head on the pillow at night and you hardly feel as if you’re doing yourself a favor. Sleep just feels like – sleep. Yet growing bodies of research in the field of sleep science continue to...

  • Gaming the System: How to Make a Mint Off the Government

    By Dan Kadlec, CNBC

    Few things are ever clear in Washington. But politicians generally hope to keep their jobs, which leads them to behave a little better during an election year—and 2014 shapes up as big for both...