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Good morning. I am lori mcginley. I am a help than science reporter here at the washington post. I am delighted to be joined this morning by acting fda commissioner, dr. Ned sharpless. Thank you for being with us. Good morning. Thank for having a. Dr. Sharpless has been on the job a little over two months of the fda. Was previously the director of the National Cancer institute. Dr. Sharpless, let me start by asking, you been there a whole two months now. So, how do you hope to make your mark on the fda . I think maybe it is relevant to talk about my background that brought me to my job a littl...

Of americans who have been let dow down, not to mention deceived by the promises of obamacare, and its absolutely critical that we fulfill our commitments. This is not just about moving past the failures of obamacare but also laying the groundwork for providing americans access to better care. Weve said all along that we have four principles. One is to help stabilize the Insurance Market so People Living in iowa, for example, would make sure they have a place they can buy Health Insurance. Its about getting premiums lower, by eliminating mandates and making it possible for people to choose alt...

To order. Today the finance committee focuses its attention on what in my view is the biggest challenge ahead for medicare and the future of Americas Health care system. That is managing chronic illness. To understand why this is a growing issue, one need only to look at how medicare has changed over the years. When the Medicare Program began, in those early days i was codirector of the cancer, full head of hair and rugged good looks. Medicare was mostly about caring for seniors who needed to go to the hospital. If a senior slipped on the Kitchen Floor and broke an ankle for example and head t...

Sure the interconnection is fair hearing what start with you, ms. Dempsey in you, mrs. Lehmann to get nonrecord how valuable it would be. We know the debate of who would to be, but one single individual be that go to person to coordinate the array of benefits and services and the like. Lets start with you, miss tennessee. Would be lifechanging. It would be absolutely wonderful to be able to i guess free up some of my time and maybe even relax enough to know that i dont have to follow a step behind out there want to make sure things are done and make sure my care is at the top of the list. If i...

The Fire Department tells us its fully prepared if this comes to into our area, they have protective personal gowns to wear. Boot covers, hand sanitizer, also masks that you can wear. It says its compliance the with cdc regulations. Live in the Digital Operations Center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. Thanks to are that information, keith. Today, the World Health Organization is admitting that it made mistakes while handling the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. Among other things, the organization blames incompetent staff and a lack of information. Also today, president obama named a former white hou...