Health News

September 23, 2019

Diabetes drug victims demand justice in French trial

Victims of a diabetes drug suspected in hundreds of deaths pleaded for justice as a massive trial involving more than 4,000 ...

September 23, 2019

2nd Ebola vaccine to be used in Congo, as UN efforts slammed

The World Health Organization on Monday announced Congo will start using a second experimental Ebola vaccine, as efforts to ...

September 22, 2019

UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like cases

The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up ...

September 21, 2019

Walmart to quit selling e-cigarettes amid vaping backlash

Walmart is getting out of the vaping business. The nation's largest retailer said Friday that it will stop selling electronic ...

September 20, 2019

Patient records found at shuttered Indiana abortion clinics

Investigators found thousands of abandoned medical records at three shuttered Indiana abortion clinics that were operated by ...

September 20, 2019

Nurses, auto strikes may be signs of awakening US unions

Registered nurses staged a one-day strike against Tenet Health hospitals in Florida, California and Arizona on Friday, ...

September 20, 2019

The Latest: Patient records found at closed abortion clinics

The Latest on the discovery of fetal remains at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion doctor (all times local): ...

September 20, 2019

Correction: Rare Mosquito Disease story

In a story Sept. 18 about a rare mosquito-borne disease, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of a CDC scientist.

September 20, 2019

Philippines confirms 2nd polio case after declaring outbreak

Philippine health officials on Friday confirmed a second case of polio in a 5-year-old child a day after declaring the ...

September 20, 2019

South Korea reports more suspected swine fever cases

South Korea said Friday that it is investigating more suspected cases of African swine fever in farms near its border with ...

September 20, 2019

US vaping illnesses top 500, Missouri man is 8th death

More than 500 people have been diagnosed with vaping-related breathing illnesses, but the cause remains unknown, U.S.

September 20, 2019

Official: Fetal remains found in garage nearly 2 decades old

Illinois authorities on Thursday said that more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased ...

September 20, 2019

Pelosi offers Medicare negotiation plan to curb drug prices

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, trying to seize the agenda on a top consumer issue, announced an ambitious prescription drug plan ...

September 19, 2019

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she is being treated for cancer

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she will receive radiation treatments for a cancerous spot on her lung.

September 19, 2019

Walgreens, Google affiliate to launch drone delivery test

Walgreens and a Google affiliate are testing drone deliveries that can put drugstore products on customer doorsteps minutes ...

September 19, 2019

US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana research

The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to ...

September 19, 2019

The Latest: Labor nominee Eugene Scalia cites 'public trust'

The Latest on Eugene Scalia, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department (all times local): 9:50 a.m.

September 19, 2019

Philippines declares new polio outbreak after 19 years

Philippine health officials declared a polio outbreak in the country on Thursday, nearly two decades after the World Health ...

September 19, 2019

Will combo pill catch on in US to prevent heart attacks?

A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as ...

September 18, 2019

Number of abortions in US falls to lowest level since 1973

The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became ...