Washington, DC - Clinicians were more likely to reduce the number and dose of opioid drugs they prescribed after learning that one of their patients had died from an overdose from a controlled substance than those not notified, according to a recent study appearing in the August 10 issue of Science. The study was funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Washington, DC - Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States:

Washington, DC - Friday, Second Lady Karen Pence hosted a breakfast at the Vice President’s Residence for the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN), a community of spouses from all military branches. Mrs. Pence met with 24 leaders within the organization to kick off their network’s fifth anniversary and annual MFAN Solutions Summit today, in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC - "The American people deserve a healthcare system that takes care of them — not one that taxes and takes advantage of our patients and our consumers and our citizens." ~ President Donald J. Trump

Washington, DC - The United States is facing the deadliest drug crisis in American history. The latest statistics suggest that approximately 72,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses in 2017 - the highest drug death toll in a single year and the fastest single-year increase in that death toll in American history.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: