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September 27, 2016

Governor signs bill targeting 'doctor-shopping' for opioids

California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs ...

September 27, 2016

Health of Israel's Peres deteriorates after major stroke

A person close to former Israeli President Shimon Peres says his condition has deteriorated, two weeks after suffering a ...

September 27, 2016

Unhappy Target customers send strong message on pill bottles

Longtime customers of Target's pharmacies are finding a change in pill bottle design hard to swallow. After CVS began ...

John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Cornyn

September 27, 2016

Senate blocks stopgap bill to prevent shutdown this weekend

A must-do bill to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend and to fund the fight against the Zika virus is ...

September 26, 2016

Official: One-third of calls to VA suicide hotline roll over

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because ...

September 26, 2016

Mother uncovers lasting impact of son's organ donation

An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was ...

September 25, 2016

More abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics doctor

A former USA Gymnastics team physician accused of sexually abusing at least two gymnasts faces 16 more abuse complaints at ...

September 25, 2016

Mother uncovers lasting impact of baby son's organ donation

An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was ...

September 24, 2016

Striking nurses, Allina Health agree to bargaining session

Union nurses and Allina Health will return to bargaining for the first time since nearly 5,000 nurses at five ...

September 24, 2016

Feds push back on states targeting Planned Parenthood funds

The Obama administration has proposed barring states and other recipients of federal family planning grants from placing ...

September 23, 2016

FDA approves lower-cost alternative to biotech drug Humira

Federal regulators on Friday approved the first alternative version of the second-best selling drug in the world, Humira, the ...

September 23, 2016

What's in, what's out of bill to avert government shutdown

The short-term spending bill to prevent the government from shutting down is, to be honest, the only thing lawmakers really ...

September 23, 2016

Nigeria administers polio vaccines at military checkpoints

Health officials in eastern Nigeria say they have started to administer polio vaccines to children at military checkpoints ...

September 23, 2016

Leprosy found in California elementary school student

A case of leprosy, extremely rare in the United States, has been diagnosed in a Southern California elementary school ...

September 23, 2016

LEADING OFF: Cubs can clinch home-field; misfortunate Mets

A look at what's happening all around the majors today: ___ OCTOBER AT WRIGLEY The Cubs can clinch home-field advantage for ...

September 23, 2016

Study finds 20M would lose health coverage under Trump plan

A new study that examines some major health care proposals from the presidential candidates finds that Donald Trump would ...

September 22, 2016

Supplier: No listeria in product before going to Blue Bell

A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream ...

September 22, 2016

Wisconsin teen dies after ending care for incurable disease

A Wisconsin teenager who drew attention for deciding to end her life instead of continuing a battle with an incurable disease ...

September 22, 2016

South Korea orders more checks on Galaxy Note 7 batteries

Samsung Electronics on Thursday was ordered to carry out more safety checks of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones before they go ...

September 22, 2016

Mylan CEO infuriates lawmakers at hearing on EpiPen costs

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch infuriated lawmakers as she tried — and mostly failed — to explain steep cost increases of her ...