By: Nawa Arsala After years of concern from athletes, their parents and coaches, a federal investigation on the potential link between artificial turfs and cancer has commenced. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will work together to research “whether crumb rubber, […]

On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines on prescribing opioid painkillers that were aimed at primary care physicians. These guidelines were a response to the opioid epidemic that has resulted in opioid abuse, overdose, and death. Primary care physicians prescribe nearly half of […]

For years, researchers, survivors, and various interest organizations, have tirelessly sought to develop or fund cutting edge treatment protocols that would help increase survival rates for blood cancers and eventually lead to a much-desired cure. According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, there are currently 327,520 people in the United […]

In early February, the Seattle Times reported on the case of David Morton, the face of a class-action lawsuit against private insurers Group Health and BridgeSpan Insurance.  In the case, Morton and others allege that the Washington state private insurers failed to pay for a new drug called Harvoni.  This […]

On March 2, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the most significant case about abortion in decades: Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. The outcome of this case has the potential to affect millions of women and revise the constitutional principles governing abortion rights. Taking a […]