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November 14, 2019

Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children

Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents ...

November 13, 2019

US superbug infections rising, but deaths are falling

Drug-resistant “superbug” infections have been called a developing nightmare that could set medicine back a century, making ...

November 13, 2019

Ex-government health chief joins warnings about EPA proposal

A former top government environmental health official joined health experts on Wednesday in expressing alarm as the Trump ...

November 13, 2019

Justice Dept. rolls out new program to combat gun violence

Attorney General William Barr announced a new initiative Wednesday that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check ...

November 13, 2019

3 universities, medical center get $1B to teach and research

Three universities and a health care institution are sharing a gift of more than $1 billion that’s one of the largest in the ...

November 13, 2019

Supreme Court says Ginsburg home sick with stomach bug

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments at the court because she’s home sick with a stomach ...

November 13, 2019

Michigan teen who vaped received double lung transplant

A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely ...

November 12, 2019

Philanthropists give $106M to fund brain research alliance

Billionaire philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill announced Tuesday they are donating $106 million to launch a research ...

November 12, 2019

Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital

Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged ...

November 12, 2019

Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications

Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from bleeding linked ...

November 12, 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 12, 2019

The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter out of surgery

The Latest on former President Jimmy Carter's surgery at Emory University Hospital (all times local): 10:10 a.m.

November 12, 2019

Grin and bear it: Berlin panda gets CT scan for kidney exam

A Berlin zoo says a giant panda whose twin cubs have captured international attention has undergone a CT scan after ...

November 12, 2019

US held nearly 70,000 migrant kids in custody in 2019

The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States.

November 11, 2019

Portland, Oregon, paramedics learn self-defense amid attacks

Trisha Preston was transporting a patient in a mental health crisis in the back of her ambulance when suddenly the woman ...

November 11, 2019

Is my kid too young for contact sports? Advice still unclear

New guidance on concussions shows there isn't enough solid evidence to answer some of parents' most burning questions about ...

November 11, 2019

Cholesterol levels dropping in US, but many still need care

Some good health news: Americans' cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting ...

November 09, 2019

Complaint: 'Jane Doe' beaten, burned, discarded in Wisconsin

A woman known for two decades simply as "Jane Doe" after her battered remains were found on the edge of a Wisconsin cornfield ...

November 09, 2019

US officials identify 'strong culprit' in vaping illnesses

U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting ...

November 08, 2019

Bacteria that killed 3 infants traced to hospital equipment

A Pennsylvania hospital said Friday it has discovered the source of a waterborne germ that sickened at least eight premature ...