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Prescriptions for opioids dropped 22 percent after new rules started, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Restrictions cut into painkiller prescriptions

Robert King · January 19, 2016 5:01 am

"To start over again with a whole new debate is something that I think would set us back," she said. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Clinton says Sanders would set back Obamacare

Robert King · January 18, 2016 3:08 am

Clinton says expanding Obamacare would be one of her first priorities

Clinton says expanding Obamacare would be one of her first priorities

Robert King · January 18, 2016 2:20 am

How much pain is OK?

Robert King · January 16, 2016 5:01 am

Rubio landed a slashing blow over Cruz's stance on everything from crop insurance to the military budget. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Senate records reignite feud between Cruz and Rubio

Robert King · January 15, 2016 4:46 am

Trump calls Bush ‘weak’ after attack on trade

Trump calls Bush ‘weak’ after attack on trade

Robert King · January 15, 2016 4:25 am

"There's a lot we just don't know about head injuries," said committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. (AP Photo)

House panel to hold concussion roundtable

Robert King · January 15, 2016 12:10 am

Obama will include the "legislative proposal" in his fiscal 2017 budget and will need congressional approval to enact it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama wants to sweeten deal for Medicaid holdouts

Robert King · January 14, 2016 5:01 am

Beginning in January, doctors can get reimbursed for advising terminally ill patients on what types of interventions they may want to accept or reject.Â (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Predictable NIH funding critical for cancer ‘moon shot:’ advocates

Robert King · January 14, 2016 5:01 am

Since 2014, the year that Obamacare's markets went online, the number of people dissatisfied grew. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Miami, Atlanta top Obamacare signups

Robert King · January 13, 2016 8:20 pm

"We are taking steps to move from a startup period to a more normal set of operating periods," said Slavitt. (AP File Photo)

Government to crack down on Obamacare delinquents

Robert King · January 12, 2016 2:46 am

More than 50 House lawmakers are clamoring for a new strategy to combat high drug prices. (iStock Photo)

Lawmakers want to take away drugmakers’ monopolies

Robert King · January 11, 2016 7:29 pm