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Q&A: Newly public data maps opioid crisis across US

The release of a massive trove of data from lawsuits over the nation's opioid crisis provides the most detailed accounting ...

New standards aim to improve surgery for the oldest patients

The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he ...

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Rural Ohio county shows the impact of opioid influx

The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over a seven-year ...

Congo soldiers, police to enforce Ebola emergency measures

Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared ...

Scientists find new way to kill disease-carrying mosquitoes

Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique.

Germany introducing mandatory measles vaccination for kids

The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of ...

Planned Parenthood to defy Trump abortion referral rule

Federally funded family planning clinics, including Planned Parenthood, are defying the Trump administration's ban on ...

New clues on why women's Alzheimer's risk differs from men's

New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease and how this ...

Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing

A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be ...

UN health agency calls emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts on Wednesday to decide whether the Ebola outbreak ...

Salvadoran accused of abortion faces retrial, hefty sentence

A young woman who gave birth to a baby in an outhouse toilet in El Salvador was back in court Monday facing a second trial ...

US judge slashes $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case

A U.S. judge lowered a jury's damage award from $80 million to $25 million for a California cancer victim who used Monsanto's ...

The Latest: Ed Orgeron, LSU facing championship expectations

The Latest on SEC media days (all times local): 5:45 p.m. LSU won 10 games last season and even more is expected this fall.

Medicare moving toward covering acupuncture for back pain

Medicare says it's moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid ...

Congo tracing contacts of first Ebola case in eastern city

After feeling sick for several days the pastor boarded a bus to eastern Congo's largest city. Only upon arrival at his ...

Sankey talks link between sports gambling, mental health

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey considers the mental health of athletes an important issue to be considered ...

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer's

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer's disease and ...

The Latest: US, EU promise support to tackle Ebola

The Latest on Ebola (all times local): 2:55 p.m. The top U.S. diplomat in Geneva says the United States will "provide more ...

Congo confirms 1st Ebola case in city of Goma

The Congolese health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Goma late Sunday, marking the first time the virus has reached the ...

Agencies boost efforts to stop wildland firefighter suicides

Shane Del Grosso spent some 30 summers crossing smoke-shrouded mountains and forests to fight increasingly devastating ...

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