Health News

November 22, 2019

Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs

Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to ...

November 22, 2019

Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools

Thousands of students in Colorado were out of school Thursday because of a suspected outbreak of norovirus. All 46 schools ...

November 21, 2019

Governor vetoes bill outlawing abortions over Down syndrome

A bill that would have prohibited abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was vetoed Thursday by ...

November 21, 2019

Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue

They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would ...

November 21, 2019

Massachusetts OKs ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products

Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban Thursday on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including ...

November 21, 2019

Vape debate: Are e-cigarettes wiping out teen smoking?

In almost any other year it would be hailed as a public health victory: The smoking rate among U.S. high schoolers took its ...

November 20, 2019

FDA nominee ducks questions on Trump e-cigarette flavor ban

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration sidestepped questions Wednesday on the future of ...

November 20, 2019

Trump to meet on teen vaping as plans for flavor ban fade

President Donald Trump will meet with medical experts, health advocates and industry representatives on the problem of ...

November 19, 2019

New York joins states suing e-cigarette maker Juul

New York has joined the ranks of states suing the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs Inc., saying the company used ...

November 19, 2019

STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Juul-New York Lawsuit

The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a lawsuit brought by New York state against Juul Labs Inc. The lawsuit ...

November 18, 2019

Correction: Prescription Drugs story

In a story Nov. 18 about the White House push for prescription drug legislation, The Associated Press misspelled the first ...

November 18, 2019

Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teens

When President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One to fly to a Kentucky campaign rally two weeks ago, a plan was in place for ...

November 18, 2019

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

November 18, 2019

Correction: Tribe-Whaling story

In a story Nov. 14 about the Makah Tribe’s effort to resume whaling in Washington state, The Associated Press reported ...

November 18, 2019

Mailing free home HIV tests helps detect more infections

Mailing free home HIV tests to high-risk men offers a potentially better strategy for detecting infections than usual care.

November 18, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHO DEMOCRATS ...

November 17, 2019

Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire

Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience of fellow cardiologists ...

November 16, 2019

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve ...

November 16, 2019

Serbia’s president hospitalized with cardiovascular problems

The office of Serbia’s president says he has been hospitalized with cardiovascular problems. The statement released Saturday ...

November 15, 2019

US approves new drug to manage sickle cell disease

U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups.