Health News

January 17, 2019

DeVos suffered broken pelvis, hip socket in cycling accident

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is recovering from a broken pelvis and hip socket that she suffered in a recent cycling ...

January 17, 2019

Researchers see possible link between opioids, birth defect

Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect. When a baby is ...

January 17, 2019

Michigan State President Engler says he'll resign next week

The former governor brought in to help Michigan State University recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned ...

January 17, 2019

ACLU: Government mistakenly wanted to deport US veteran

A Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was held for three days for possible deportation before federal ...

January 17, 2019

Battles expected in many states over abortion-related bills

On each side of the abortion debate, legislators and activists emboldened by recent political developments plan to push ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Michigan State president says he'll quit Jan. 23

The Latest on the resignation of Michigan State University's interim president (all times local): 6:40 p.m. Michigan State ...

January 16, 2019

The best Rx for teens addicted to vaping? No one knows

The nation's top health authorities agree: Teen vaping is an epidemic that now affects some 3.6 million underage users of ...

January 16, 2019

Prosecutor: Drug maker pushed OxyContin despite danger signs

A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller's launch ...

January 16, 2019

Hospital: Doc gave near-death patients excessive pain meds

An intensive care doctor ordered "significantly excessive and potentially fatal" doses of pain medicine for at least 27 ...

January 15, 2019

FDA resuming some food inspections halted by shutdown

The Food and Drug Administration said it will resume inspections of some of the riskiest foods such as cheeses, produce and ...

January 15, 2019

Trump birth control coverage rules blocked nationwide

A federal judge on Monday put a nationwide hold on Trump administration rules that allow more employers to opt out of ...

January 14, 2019

The Latest: Official decries blocking of birth control rules

The Latest on rulings on Trump birth control coverage rules (all times local): 5:40 p.m. A federal health official says the ...

January 14, 2019

Supreme Court rejects appeal over military burn pits

The Supreme Court is rejecting appeals from military veterans who claim they suffer health problems because of open burn pits ...

January 13, 2019

Center where comatose woman had baby faced criminal probe

Regulators wanted to remove developmentally disabled patients from a Phoenix long-term care facility years before a woman in ...

January 13, 2019

Thorny questions threaten to slow legal pot in New York

Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York are gaining steam, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts a bill will ...

January 12, 2019

Joe Gibbs' eldest son dies at 49 from neurological disease

J.D. Gibbs, eldest son of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs, was remembered as the visionary behind the stellar ...

January 12, 2019

Judge: Women would lose birth control coverage under rules

A "substantial number" of women would lose birth control coverage under new rules by the Trump administration that allow more ...

January 11, 2019

911 audio shows shock, panic after comatose woman gave birth

Panicking staff members at a long-term care facility scrambled to save a baby born to an Arizona woman in a vegetative state ...

January 11, 2019

US flu season poised to be milder than last year's harsh one

It's early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter's unusually brutal one, U.S.