WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is urging European countries to mirror U.S. travel restrictions implemented in response to Ebola as the U.S. prepares to host the largest-ever World Cup amid growing concerns about the spread of the disease, according to a State Department cable reviewed by NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more
John F. Kennedy International Airport will begin screening passengers from Ebola-stricken areas for the virus after 11:59 p.m. Thursday, making it the fourth U.S. airport to conduct enhanced public health checks since the outbreak began. For the past week, the United States has been rerouting travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and … Read more
Breaking down the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines – CBS News Watch CBS News Dr. Céline Gounder joins “CBS Mornings” to break down the American Cancer Society’s updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screenings. Source link
For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for colorectal cancer. It’s not meant to replace colonoscopies, aiming instead at catching people who might not get screened otherwise. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more
NEW YORK — A House committee on Wednesday expressed bipartisan support for ensuring Transportation Security Administration officers get paid during future government shutdowns and are equipped with the latest technology, discussing the agency’s future as the Trump administration lobbies to make airport screening a job for private contractors. Members of the House Committee on Homeland … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is raising fresh questions about security at one of Washington’s highest-profile events, with some attendees describing what they saw as lapses in screening and access control. While the Secret Service and federal law enforcement moved quickly to secure President … Read more
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel fill out a screening test used to assess “harmful patterns of alcohol consumption and routinely used by individuals to help identify hazardous drinking behaviors,” following allegations published in an Atlantic article. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House. The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to consider plans for the approximately 33,000-square-foot visitor screening facility that would be built entirely on federal land in Sherman Park, which is located southeast of the White House. The … Read more
WASHINGTON — The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors, the latest step in the Trump administration’s plan to overhaul the grounds. Plans, including renderings of the 33,000-square-foot (3,066-square-meter) center, were included in the preliminary agenda released on Friday for the April meeting of a federal commission that … Read more
The federal task force that shapes recommendations for cancer screenings, heart disease prevention and other preventive services has not convened in almost a year — and it’s unclear whether the panel will convene again. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, created in 1984, is an independent panel of volunteer doctors, nurses and public health experts … Read more