Health News

December 19, 2018

Aged gibbon dies unexpectedly at Santa Barbara Zoo

An elderly gibbon recently transferred to the Santa Barbara Zoo from Northern California has died unexpectedly, possibly from ...

December 18, 2018

Dixon, Simmer, Wimbush win Comeback Player of Year honors

Kent State receiver Antwan Dixon, Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer and Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush are ...

December 18, 2018

Romania maternity hospital hit by superbug to reopen

Romania's health minister says a maternity hospital in the capital where 45 babies were diagnosed with a drug-resistant ...

December 17, 2018

Dolphins' Gore injures left ankle against Vikings

Miami's Frank Gore hurt his left ankle on the second-to-last play of the first quarter and didn't return to the Dolphins' ...

December 16, 2018

Swiss ski team: No serious injury to Gisin's skull, spine

The Swiss team says that "scans on the skull showed no serious injury" to Marc Gisin following his dramatic crash in a World ...

December 15, 2018

Eagles' Wentz out for Sunday with stress fracture in back

Carson Wentz's back injury will sideline him for Sunday's game at the Los Angeles Rams. With the Eagles' No. 1 quarterback ...

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December 14, 2018

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

December 14, 2018

Israeli ambassador bemoans glorification of Ukrainian leader

The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine has sharply criticized local legislators' move to honor a Ukrainian nationalist leader.

December 14, 2018

10 die of suspected food poisoning at Indian temple ceremony

At least 10 people in southern India died Friday of suspected food poisoning after a ceremony to celebrate the construction ...

December 14, 2018

'Young miracle:' Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreak

They call her the "young miracle." A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after birth has now ...

December 14, 2018

Tainted romaine lettuce traced to at least 1 California farm

U.S. health officials have traced a food poisoning outbreak from romaine lettuce to at least one farm in California. But they ...

December 14, 2018

Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage

A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of ...

December 14, 2018

5 convicted in meningitis outbreak case; 1 acquitted

Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that ...

December 13, 2018

Renewed battle over using fetal tissue in medical research

Lawmakers clashed over science, ethics and politics at a House hearing Thursday on using fetal tissue in critically important ...

December 13, 2018

German coalition tries to resolve dispute over abortion law

Germany's governing coalition is trying to resolve a long-running dispute over a ban on doctors advertising abortions.

December 12, 2018

Minnesota lawmakers discuss reining in soaring insulin costs

Minnesota lawmakers are considering steps they could take to rein in the soaring cost of insulin, which one couple says has ...

December 12, 2018

Nude photos linked to ex-USC doc in sex-abuse investigation

Detectives were trying to determine whether nude photographs linked to a former University of Southern California ...

December 12, 2018

Elderly man evicted over medical marijuana hits another snag

A 78-year-old New York man who was evicted from federally subsidized housing because he uses medical marijuana for pain said ...

December 11, 2018

New Zealand law to make medical marijuana widely available

New Zealand's government on Tuesday passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients ...