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What's Behind the Slowdown in Health Care Costs 09/26/2014 12:00am • A flood of 77 million people from the baby boomer generation have been turning 65, the age of Medicare eligibility, since 2011. These younger enrollees have been a leading factor driving down the rate at which health care spending is increasing, because the younger boomers tend to be healthier than South Carolina College Road Trip: College of Charleston 09/26/2014 12:00am • Ask College of Charleston students what it was about their campus visit that drew them to the school, and you might hear something like, "They had me at the Cistern." Hollywood couldn't conjure a more storybook backdrop for a S outhern college than this grand grassy yard (named for the oval cistern Report: Services for female veterans fall short 09/24/2014 05:40pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not doing enough to help women who served in the military, even as their number is rising dramatically, according to a new report.The report, released Wednesday by the Disabled American Sierra Leone: 130 Ebola cases found in lockdown 09/23/2014 11:00pm • CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Health teams that went door-to-door in Sierra Leone found 130 confirmed cases of Ebola during a nationwide shutdown to slow the spread of the disease, an official said Tuesday, as authorities consider repeating the unprecedented e Rights of same-sex military spouses vary by state 09/23/2014 04:46pm • MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- On the wall over her bunk in Kuwait, Marine Cpl. Nivia Huskey proudly displays a collection of sonogram printouts of the baby boy her pregnant spouse is carrying back home in North Carolina. If all goes as planned, the 28-year-old militar Cuban baseball opening runs into trouble 09/22/2014 05:10am • ANNE-MARIE GARCIA Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's unprecedented effort to stop a devastating baseball talent drain doesn't seem to be working, with a string of stars leaving for the major leagues in the year since the government allowed a small number to play professionally overseas.The islan International Students Give Graduate Schools an Enrollment Boost 09/22/2014 12:00am • The number of people headed to graduate school is increasing, and that's largely thanks to international students, according to a report from the Council of Graduate Schools. The results of an annual survey, released today, include responses from 655 institutions. Overall there was a 1 percent inc Georgetown: Andrea Jaime died from meningococcal bacteria 09/19/2014 12:20am • WASHINGTON -- Georgetown University doctors issued a statement Thursday night, saying that student Andrea Jaime's death was caused by meningococcal bacteria, and was of serogroup B. "Georgetown is working closely with the CDC and District of Columbia Department of Health to respond to this US scientist: Ebola unlikely to become airborne 09/18/2014 04:40pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's incredibly unlikely that Ebola would mutate to spread through the air, and the best way to make sure it doesn't is to stop the epidemic, a top government scientist told concerned lawmakers Wednesday."A virus that doesn't replicate, doesn't m Florida student dies from meningitis 09/18/2014 07:50am • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida student attending Georgetown University has died from meningitis.Andrea Jaime graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School. She was starting her sophomore year at Georgetown's school of nursing and health studies.Georgetown Vice President for Student Affairs Faith motivates many Ebola doctors 09/17/2014 10:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Why would an American doctor risk his life to treat Ebola patients in Africa?That question was raised today at a congressional hearing.Missionary Dr. Kent Brantly, who contracted Ebola in Liberia but recovered after being evacuated to the U.S., responded that Christians believe Je Ex-VA doctor: Phoenix report a 'whitewash' 09/17/2014 05:38pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A doctor who first exposed serious problems at the troubled Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital said Wednesday that a report on patient deaths there is a "whitewash" that minimizes life-threatening conduct by senior leaders at the hospital.Dr. Samuel Fo Senator ties NFL tax status to Redskins name 09/17/2014 10:22am • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. senator threatened the NFL with legislation over Washington's nickname, a letter was dispatched to the other 31 team owners, and the issue was linked to the league's others recent troubles Tuesday as the anti-"Redskins" movement took its cause House passes bill to oversee VA hospital building 09/17/2014 04:20am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a bill to increase oversight of veterans' hospitals under construction, following a report that some medical centers take three years longer to complete than estimated and cost an extra $366 million per project.Republican congress Dawn Halfaker, President and CEO, Halfaker and Associates, LLC 09/16/2014 05:01pm • Learn how Dawn Halfaker, President and CEO of Halfaker and Associates, LLC, credits the U.S. Army in helping him build a successful business. .inline_audio { float:none !important; } Download Dawn Halfaker served in several leadership positions as a Military Police Officer i