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Mylan had raised the price from $100 for an EpiPen twin pack in 2009 to more than $600 in 2016. (Associated Press)

EpiPen price outrage could bring more changes under Donald Trump

Congressional outrage over the soaring cost of EpiPens paved the way for massive civil settlement and a half-price generic alternative to hit the market, but the GOP senator who led the push says there's more work to do in a Trump administration, as Americans continue to suffer from climbing drug prices across the board.

January 2, 2017
Health workers wearing protective gear wait to carry the body of a person suspected to have died from Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia, on Oct. 13, 2014. (Associated Press)

Ebola vaccine fast-tracked after proven 100% effective in trials

Scientists battling the deadly Ebola virus are poised for a breakthrough in the new year after an experimental vaccine shot proved to be 100-percent effective during a trial in West Africa and received fast-track status from the Food and Drug Administration.

January 1, 2017
Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a rally for President-elect Donald Trump at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House GOP wants to fine members who live-stream from chamber

House GOP leadership wants to punish lawmakers who photograph or live-stream events from the chamber floor, a response to the Democrats' 1960s-style protest over gun control last June that disrupted legislative business and votes.

December 27, 2016
Mourners placed flowers at a makeshift memorial Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, near where a driver suspected of being intoxicated hit a group of pedestrians and another car outside a church as a Christmas service ended Wednesday night in Redondo Beach, Calif. Three people were killed and several others were injured including five children, police said. Margo Bronstein, 56, was arrested after the crash on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter, Redondo Beach police Lt. Shawn Freeman said. (Associated Press) **FILE**

HHS data: Driving while intoxicated on a steady decline

The share of Americans driving under the influence is steadily declining, the government said Tuesday in a report that nonetheless finds tens of millions of adults still get behind the wheel after using drugs or alcohol.

December 27, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump dismissed the Export-Import Bank on the campaign trail as "featherbedding" for politicians and huge companies that don't need the help. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump may deal death blow to Ex-Im Bank

President-elect Donald Trump will step into a congressional civil war over the fate of the Export-Import Bank next year, caught between Democrats and Republican centrists who say the headstrong mogul can use the government-chartered lender to put "America first" and conservatives who say it is time for the agency to fade into oblivion.

December 26, 2016
In this Oct. 19, 2016, photo, Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks during a news conference at the HHS in Washington. The Obama administration says 6.4 million people have signed up so far this year for subsidized private insurance coverage through HealthCare.gov. Despite rising premiums, dwindling insurers, and a Republican vow to repeal Obamacare, enrollment is running ahead of last years pace. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

HHS touts ‘record’ Obamacare signups amid headwinds

Signups on the federal Obamacare website are outpacing last year's, enthusing Obama administration officials who said political headwinds and "doomsday predictions" haven't scared off Americans who could benefit from the program in 2017.

December 21, 2016
House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 7, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House GOP accuses Energy Dept. of political intimidation

The administration fired one of its employees for telling the truth to Congress, GOP lawmakers charged Tuesday, saying President Obama's political appointees were upset she backed a radiation program popular on Capitol Hill but which the Energy Department had wanted to ax.

December 20, 2016
This October 2015 photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows a packet of cocaine hidden in a bag of ground coffee in Miami. Three bags of roasted, ground coffee arriving at Miami International Airport in a package from Guatemala in October were actually filled with more than 3 pounds of heroin, customs officials said. Customs officials said they noticed anomalies during an X-ray and felt that the weight of the three bags was different from that of others in the shipment. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

Cocaine use may be ‘reemerging’ threat, government report finds

Roughly one in 20 young adults in America reported using cocaine in the past year, according to an Obama administration report Tuesday that says 16 states saw an uptick while use in other states stayed flat, with no decreases reported in any state or region.

December 20, 2016
In this Dec. 16, 2016, photo, Puerto Rico resident Michelle Flandez covers with a blanket her 2-month-old son Inti Perez, diagnosed with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Experts estimate it can cost several million dollars to care for a baby with Zika-related birth defects, and one of the biggest concerns is babies like Inti could develop other disabilities as they grow, burdening Puerto Rico's already strained health system breaking under an exodus of doctors fleeing for the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

California push to cover illegals under Obamacare may fail

Time is running out for the administration to approve California's push to allow illegal immigrants to use its Obamacare exchange, likely dooming the effort as President Obama prepares to hand the reins over to President-elect Donald Trump.

December 19, 2016
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, center, stands with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., while talking to reporters during a visit to Tops Diner to talk about the Affordable Care Act, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in East Newark, N.J. Rep. Payne Jr. died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Obama, allies dismiss talk of Obamacare repeal

The Obama administration and its allies are brushing aside talk of Obamacare repeal as they barrel ahead with a pivotal 2017 enrollment season, urging customers to sign up by Thursday to be covered by Jan. 1 and avoid penalties in the new year, even as Republicans promise relief from the law's mandates in concert with President-elect Donald Trump.

December 14, 2016