Health News

November 15, 2018

Nurse's kidney donation triggers bi-state transplant chain

A nurse's decision to donate a kidney to a patient triggered a series of events that led to three people getting new organs ...

November 16, 2018

Ferocious fires spark concern over major health consequences

Smoke masks. Eye drops. No outdoor exercise. This is how Californians are trying to cope with wildfires choking the state, ...

November 15, 2018

UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels

Seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded in a military operation with Congolese forces against rebels in the ...

November 15, 2018

Corrected study: Building, mining have high suicide rates

U.S. health officials say the workers with the highest suicide rates have construction, mining and drilling jobs. That was ...

November 15, 2018

Twins separated by surgery are healing, sticking together

Medical staff say that conjoined twins from Bhutan who were separated at an Australian hospital last week have been healing ...

November 14, 2018

Food safety officials stress safe handling of raw turkey

Food safety officials are stressing the importance of proper handling and cooking practices amid a nationwide outbreak of ...

November 14, 2018

US officials report a record number of tick diseases

U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year. The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 ...

November 14, 2018

Cambodia accuses 11 pregnant women of breaking surrogacy law

A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged 18 people, including 11 pregnant women, with violating laws against surrogate births.

November 13, 2018

More US kids get paralyzing illness, cause is still unknown

More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health officials said ...

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 ...