Ariana Eunjung Cha

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Ariana Eunjung Cha |Joel Achenbach

Former president Joe Biden’s newly diagnosed prostate cancer, an aggressive form that has spread to his bones, has renewed the debate about who should receive annual screenings for signs of the disease. Prostate cancer, the second most common cause of cancer deaths for men, kills 35,000 a year. Sunday’s announcement of Biden’s illness incited unsubstantiated speculation online that the former president could have known long ago, perhaps through testing or symptoms, that he had cancer.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ariana Eunjung Cha |Joel Achenbach

Biden’s cancer renews debate about prostate screenings for older men (washingtonpost.com) Biden’s cancer renews debate about prostate screenings for older men By Ariana Eunjung Cha; Joel Achenbach 2025051919135900 Former president Joe Biden's newly diagnosed prostate cancer, an aggressive form that has spread to his bones, has renewed the debate about who should receive annual screenings for signs of the disease.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ariana Eunjung Cha |Caitlin Gilbert |Fenit Nirappil

U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent (washingtonpost.com) U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent By Ariana Eunjung Cha; Caitlin Gilbert; Fenit Nirappil 2025042519111000 The Trump administration has retreated from a controversial plan for a national registry of people with autism just days after announcing it as part of a new health initiative that would link personal medical records to information from pharmacies and...

Mar 2, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Anumita Kaur |Ariana Eunjung Cha

Wildfires raged across North and South Carolina on Sunday, compelling officials to order evacuations near Myrtle Beach and inthe Blue Ridge Mountains as dry and windy conditions whipped up flames over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon to rally resources as more than 175 wildfires claimed about 4,200 acres across the state. The largest fire endangered Carolina Forest, a community of about 23,000 just northwest of Myrtle Beach.

Feb 17, 2025 | postguam.com | Fenit Nirappil |Ariana Eunjung Cha |Caitlin Gilbert

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to examine the "threat" posed to children by antidepressants, stimulants and other common psychiatric drugs, targeting medications used by millions in his latest challenge to long-standing medical practices. The directive came in an executive order on Thursday establishing a "Make America Healthy Again" commission, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has criticized these drugs and made false claims about them.