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Michael Botticelli, former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on attacking America's epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse.

Former Drug Czar Says GOP Health Bill Would Cut Access To Addiction Treatment

6:30pm March 15, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The director of National Drug Control Policy under President Obama, Michael Botticelli, says the proposed GOP health bill would decrease access to treatment in the middle of an opioid crisis.

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Conservative Writer Breaks Down GOP Divisions Over Health Care

6:30pm March 15, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Erick Erickson, conservative writer and radio host, about growing tension within the Republican Party when it comes to the American Health Care Act, including Breitbart's unfavorable coverage of the GOP's bill and House Speaker Paul Ryan.

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Trump To Reopen Review Of Car Fuel Efficiency Standards

6:30pm March 15, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

President Trump announced he is reopening review of car fuel efficiency standards at a rally Wednesday in Michigan. But his claims that the standards are hurting the auto industry's bottom line come at a time when carmakers are enjoying record profits.

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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates By 0.25 Percent

6:30pm March 15, 2017

by John Ydstie

The Federal Reserve announced it has raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, and bank policymakers project at least two more rate increases this year. Chair Janet Yellen spoke with journalists about the Fed's reasoning.

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A colored magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain of a 76-year-old patient with dementia shows the brain has atrophied and the dark brown fluid-filled spaces have become enlarged.

Cancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Headed For Bigger Tests

6:30pm March 15, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

In a preliminary study, the cancer drug nilotinib seemed to help patients with Parkinson's and dementia. Now two larger and more rigorous studies of the drug are under way.

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House Intelligence Chair Says He Doesn't Believe Trump Tower Was Wiretapped

5:28pm March 15, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Lawmakers are increasingly skeptical of President Trump's claims, but they want the Justice Department to answer whether it has been investigating the Trump campaign.

California Officials Pledge Not To Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Standards

5:21pm March 15, 2017

by Lauren Sommer

California officials have said they will not back off the fuel efficiency standards established under Obama, despite the Trump administration's plan to revisit those standards.

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Raises Key Interest Rate, Signals 2 More Increases This Year

5:16pm March 15, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The Fed also said it is looking to increase rates three times in 2018, as inflation approaches the central bank's target annual rate of 2 percent and the unemployment rate appears stable.

A colored scanning electron micrograph of two human retinal stem cells, shown in brown and red.

3 Women Blinded By Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

5:06pm March 15, 2017

by Rob Stein

Three patients were blinded after getting stem cells from fat at a Florida clinic. But another patient shows promise after treatment in Japanese study using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.

3 Women Blinded By Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

5:06pm March 15, 2017

by Rob Stein

Three patients were blinded after getting stem cells from fat at a Florida clinic. But another patient shows promise after treatment in Japanese study using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.