Health News

November 13, 2018

More leeway for states to expand inpatient mental health

The Trump administration Tuesday allowed states to provide more inpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness ...

November 13, 2018

AP Interview: US VP's wife champions art therapy in Japan

Karen Pence, the U.S. vice president's wife, announced Tuesday a $54,000 U.S. grant to a teacher at Tsukuba University in ...

November 13, 2018

Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42

The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently ...

November 13, 2018

NHL, retired players reach $19M concussions settlement

The National Hockey League announced a tentative $18.9 million settlement Monday with more than 300 retired players who sued ...

November 12, 2018

More women in poor countries use contraception, says report

More women and girls in poor countries are using modern contraception, signifying progress in efforts to involve women in ...

November 12, 2018

Athenahealth fetches $5.7 billion cash buyout offer

Athenahealth shares soared Monday after the struggling medical billing software maker received a $5.7 billion cash buyout ...

November 12, 2018

UK leader: Response to Skripal attack hurt Russia spying

British Prime Minister Theresa May says the West's response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former spy has seriously hurt ...

November 11, 2018

Heart meeting features fish oil, vitamin D, cholesterol news

Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the ...

November 10, 2018

Jury tells Aetna to pay $25M to late cancer patient's family

A jury has ordered Aetna to pay more than $25 million to the family of an Oklahoma City woman who died a year after the ...

November 10, 2018

Big studies give mixed news on fish oil, vitamin D

Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular ...

November 10, 2018

Congo ministry says Ebola outbreak worst in nation's history

Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is the worst in the country's recorded history with 319 confirmed and probable cases, the ...

November 10, 2018

The Latest: Authorities search for bar shooting motive

The Latest on the shooting at a Southern California bar that left 13 dead, including the gunman (all times local): 3:45 p.m.

November 10, 2018

Utah latest state to legalize medical pot, expand Medicaid

Voters in conservative Utah have decided to join the growing number of states legalizing medical marijuana and expanding ...

November 09, 2018

Medicare expands access to in-home support for seniors

Medicare is experimenting with a new direction in health care. Starting next year, seniors in many states will be able to get ...

November 09, 2018

Thai lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana

Thailand's legislature has officially proposed allowing the licensed medical use of marijuana, making it a potential ...

November 09, 2018

California bar gunman went from a Marine to living with mom

Ian David Long began his adult life by enlisting in the Marines and getting married. Years after a divorce and a discharge ...

November 09, 2018

Texas AG wants inmate on death row despite rare agreement

Texas' attorney general is pushing to keep an inmate on death row despite prosecutors and defense lawyers agreeing that the ...

November 08, 2018

Group challenges Kansas ban on telemedicine abortions

A group that supports abortion rights on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging a Kansas ban on telemedicine abortions, a ...

November 08, 2018

1 death linked to ongoing turkey salmonella outbreak

Federal health officials on Thursday reported the first death in an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey.