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Congo says confirmed Ebola cases have reached 30; 8 deaths

Congo's fight to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak has authorities crossing the border to buy up available thermometers, a ...

After mass shootings, NRA pins blame on familiar list

In the aftermath of recent school shootings, a familiar pattern has played out in the debate over guns. Gun-control advocates ...

FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves

Federal health officials warned parents Wednesday about the dangers of teething remedies that contain a popular numbing ...

E-cigarettes disappoint in a workplace quit-smoking study

It's a big question for smokers and policymakers alike: Do electronic cigarettes help people quit? In a large study of ...

With death rate up, US life expectancy is likely down again

The U.S. death rate rose last year, and 2017 likely will mark the third straight year of decline in American life expectancy, ...

Molly Zuckerman

Estimated 7,000 bodies may be buried at former asylum

Some of the boxes stacked inside anthropologist Molly Zuckerman's laboratory contain full bones — a skull, a jaw, or a leg.

Congo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus

Congo's health ministry announced six new confirmed Ebola cases and two new suspected cases Tuesday as vaccinations entered ...

Congress OKs letting terminal patients try unapproved drugs

A bill helping people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments sailed through Congress on Tuesday, a victory for ...

Favre says he went to rehab 3 times to fight addictions

Retired quarterback Brett Favre says he made three trips to rehabilitation centers during his Hall of Fame career to fight ...

Many cancer patients juggle care along with financial pain

Josephine Rizo survived chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, but breast cancer treatment wrecked her finances. Money was ...

Congo Ebola vaccination campaign begins with health workers

Congo began an Ebola vaccination campaign Monday in a northwest provincial capital in a major effort to stem an outbreak that ...

Medical teams sent to south India amid deadly virus outbreak

A deadly virus has killed at least three people in southern India, officials said Monday, with medical teams dispatched to ...

Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday

Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where ...

Congo says 3 new Ebola cases confirmed in large city

Three new cases of the often lethal Ebola virus have been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million people, Congo's health ...

San Francisco to distribute addiction drug directly to users

San Francisco's mayor plans to put medical teams on the streets to distribute a drug that curbs heroin cravings in opioid ...

Correction: Hepatitis A-San Diego story

In stories May 17, April 3, Jan. 23 and Jan. 10, 2018, as well as Dec. 19, 2017, about San Diego's Hepatitis A outbreak, The ...

Governor struck while biking says helmet saved his life

Maine Gov. Paul LePage revealed Friday that he was stuck by a vehicle while biking in Florida last fall and credited a ...

After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UN

Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in ...

The Latest: WHO: Ebola in Congo not global health emergency

The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola ...

Correction: Congo-Ebola story

In a story May 18 about Ebola in Congo, The Associated Press reported erroneously that this was the first time the country ...

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