Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” hit by cuts to research funding

Steep cuts to federal medical research grants this year have now disrupted millions in awards once backed by former President Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative, after the Trump administration froze funding to Columbia University and Harvard University over their handling of campus protests about the war in Gaza. Biden revealed Sunday he has been diagnosed

Trump won’t force Medicaid to cover GLP-1s for obesity. A few states are.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended that she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before scheduling bariatric surgery, she readily agreed. “I’ve struggled with my weight for so long,” said Campbell, 40, a single mother of two. “I’m not opposed to trying anything.” In early April, about four weeks

Senate advances crypto bill after Democratic opposition

Washington — The Senate advanced a crypto regulation bill on Monday night after Democratic opposition tanked an initial attempt to advance the measure earlier this month amid concern over ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family. The first-of-its-kind legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins — a type