Health

Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers
North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top Islamic ...
Need surgery? Good luck getting hospital cost info
Want to know how much a hip replacement will cost? Many hospitals won't be able to tell you, at least not right away — if at all. And if you shop ...
VA adds 1,000 mental health professionals to staff
The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months ...
White House warns of food safety cuts
Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store. A White ...
Vatican: Pope too weary at his age for the job
When he became pope at age 78, Benedict XVI was already the oldest pontiff elected in nearly 300 years. He's now 85, and in recent years he has slowed ...
UK sees 10th case of mysterious, SARS-linked virus
British officials have found the world's 10th known case of a new coronavirus, a mysterious disease related to SARS and first identified last year.
What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking
Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to ...
Novo Nordisk US shares skid on drug review setback
Shares of Novo Nordisk tumbled Monday after the Danish drugmaker said U.S. regulators need a new study before they can finish their review of two ...
Mountain Dew introduces a breakfast drink
If you don't like coffee or tea, Mountain Dew has a new breakfast drink that might perk you up. PepsiCo Inc. is rolling out a new drink called ...
Leaving hospital? Heed care tips or you may return
Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the ...
Novo Nordisk says FDA rejects insulin drugs
Novo Nordisk AS says the Food and Drug Administration rejected its applications for approval of once-per-day insulin drugs to treat diabetes.
After 2 months absent, still no sign of Chavez
Two months have passed since Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez climbed the stairs of the presidential jet, blew kisses to his supporters and flew to ...
No one fix to slow hospital readmission epidemic
More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door ...
Watson's medical expertise offered commercially
Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors ...
Gay sperm donor, lesbian couple reach agreement
When Massimiliano Gerina donated his sperm to a lesbian couple nearly three years ago, the gay hair dresser wanted to be a father, not just a donor.
After early start, worst of flu season may be over
The worst of the flu season appears to be over. The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few ...
Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden
Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling ...
Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several states
A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for ...
Gunmen kill Nigeria women giving polio vaccines
Gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic sect shot and killed at least nine women who were taking part in a polio vaccination drive in ...
Girl is Cambodia's 5th bird flu fatality this year
A 5-year-old Cambodian girl has become the country's fifth bird flu fatality this year. Cambodia's Health Ministry and the World Health Organization ...
NM board exonerates late-term abortion doctor
The New Mexico Medical Board on Thursday exonerated an Albuquerque doctor of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion in a case that ...
Bishops press for broader birth control exemption
American bishops said Thursday the Obama administration's latest compromise on birth control coverage and religious employers doesn't go far enough ...
UK: Lasagna products 60 percent horsemeat
Some beef lasagna products recalled from British stores contained more than 60 percent horsemeat, U.K. food safety authorities said Thursday. It was ...
Study: Many stroke survivors think about suicide
One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That's more than those ...
Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues
Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed.