Robert King

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President Barack Obama speaks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House releases plan to combat resistant infections

Robert King · March 27, 2015 3:06 pm

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has declared a public health emergency late Thursday for a county that has nearly 80 confirmed cases of HIV, all linked to drug abuse. (AP Photo)

Indiana declares public health emergency for HIV outbreak

Robert King · March 27, 2015 2:34 pm

The Ebola virus has hit Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia the hardest so far. (AP Photo)

NIH: Ebola virus not mutating at a fast rate

Robert King · March 26, 2015 10:13 pm

(Graphic: Avalere Health LLC)

Obamacare struggling to enroll high-income Americans

Robert King · March 26, 2015 4:45 pm

Health workers wearing Ebola protective gear remove the body of a man that they suspect died from the Ebola virus, at a USAID, American aid Ebola treatment center at Tubmanburg on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh)

American Ebola patient’s condition improves

Robert King · March 26, 2015 4:44 pm

"This is not a Congress that has a great scientific background or in many cases believes in it," Rep. Slaughter said. (Getty File Photo)

Energy and Environment

Congress hesitant to move on curbing antibiotic use in livestock

Robert King · March 26, 2015 9:00 am

At the end of March, Medicare payments to doctors will plunge dramatically unless Congress temporarily averts the cuts in what's become popularly known as the "doc fix." (iStock Photo)

Medicare ‘doc fix’ bill would add $141 billion to deficit: CBO

Robert King · March 25, 2015 5:57 pm

The American Heart Association announced on Oct.9 a new way to think about heart disease risks as Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome, or CKM. (iStock)

Doctors haven’t seen massive influx of new patients: Report

Robert King · March 25, 2015 5:55 pm

Employees working fewer hours due to Obamacare: survey

Employees working fewer hours due to Obamacare: survey

Robert King · March 25, 2015 2:31 pm

In 2009, the manufacturer of Zicam voluntarily recalled nasal products using zinc in the drug after consumers claimed they lost their ability to smell. (Getty)

FDA to scrutinize homeopathic medicines

Robert King · March 24, 2015 9:01 pm

House leaders introduced legislation Tuesday to permanently replace a flawed, outdated Medicare payment formula that continually threatens to cut payments to doctors deeply.

House unveils ‘doc fix’ bill

Robert King · March 24, 2015 1:43 pm

"This budget doesn't cut any Medicare benefits," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on a call with reporters Monday. [AP Photo

Dems clash with GOP on health spending in budgets

Robert King · March 24, 2015 9:00 am