WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The White House Tuesday touted qualified support for U.S. healthcare reform from several current and retired Republican leaders.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson called it "Medical Diplomacy." Exporting medical care, expertise and personnel, we can help defeat terrorism by enhancing our medical and humanitarian assistance to vulnerable countries.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Healthcare activists say there is a hole in President Barack Obama's leadership team without a nominee for Health and Human Services secretary.

PHOENIX, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Two Arizona boys who were allegedly beaten in a park by a man with a baseball bat are not expected to survive their injuries, officials say.

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain is being hammered by some within his own party and the conservative media for the way he has run his campaign.

ATLANTA, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The horse racing industry in the United States is ready for a significant makeover to alleviate prevalent animal abuse concerns, officials say.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican Party leaders say the campaign of GOP presidential nominee John McCain is drifting, lacking a coherent message and running out of time.

WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Investigators are looking at all the ingredients in fresh salsa as they try to find the cause of the U.S. salmonella outbreak, officials said Saturday.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Seven former U.S. health secretaries, including Tommy Thompson and Donna Shalala, sent a letter to Congress calling for a ban on menthol cigarettes.