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A recent analysis found that 36 percent of all nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid get one to two stars on a five-star government rating system. (AP Photo)

Many nursing homes get poor marks

Robert King · May 14, 2015 2:43 pm

In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 photo, Merck scientist Pascale Nantermet conducts research to discover new HIV drugs in West Point, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

House caves on exclusivity perks for drugs

Robert King · May 13, 2015 4:14 pm

More than 17 million women in their 40s could be forced to pay for a vital breast cancer test, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mammogram screenings could lose coverage guarantee

Robert King · May 13, 2015 3:13 pm

Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative was cited as one of the programs helping to combat childhood obesity. (Getty)

Obesity costs $92k per person

Robert King · May 13, 2015 9:00 am

Humanitarian groups blast trade deal

Robert King · May 12, 2015 9:00 am

House Dems seek repeal of Obamacare tax

House Dems seek repeal of Obamacare tax

Robert King · May 11, 2015 7:16 pm

Nine in 10 Iowa voters say it is important for candidates to address rising drug costs, a poll says. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)

Frustration may signal change in how drugs are priced

Robert King · May 9, 2015 9:00 am

Arnold Heart, 79, sits at the table during the evening meal as Margaret Sommerville, background, talks at the Daughters of Sarah nursing home in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo)Â

CDC report finds Americans living longer

Robert King · May 8, 2015 3:16 pm

A Blue Bell Creameries employee loads recalled ice cream into a truck after picking it up from a convenience store on Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Brenham, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

FDA details problems at tainted ice cream factories

Robert King · May 7, 2015 10:28 pm

Heroin and opioid abuse triggering spike in Hep C cases

Robert King · May 7, 2015 8:44 pm

More than 17 million women in their 40s could be forced to pay for a vital breast cancer test, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Adults ignoring vital cancer screenings: CDC

Robert King · May 7, 2015 7:03 pm

Obamacare program may be linked to ER opioid prescriptions

Obamacare program may be linked to ER opioid prescriptions

Robert King · May 7, 2015 9:00 am