Health News

September 17, 2019

In a story Sept. 16 about measles, The Associated Press reported erroneously how long it had been since the Centers for ...

September 17, 2019

South Korea culls pigs after confirming African swine fever

South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, ...

September 17, 2019

American cancer survivor swims England Channel 4 times

An American cancer survivor has succeeded in her remarkable quest to swim across the English Channel four times in a row.

September 17, 2019

Indiana, Illinois AGs investigate after fetal remains found

Indiana's attorney general said Monday that he will work with his Illinois counterpart to investigate what he called the ...

September 17, 2019

Half of the 147 tigers rescued from Thai temple have died

More than half the tigers rescued three years ago from a Buddhist temple in Thailand where they served as a popular tourist ...

September 16, 2019

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement

Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White ...

September 16, 2019

Oklahoma high school football player dies after head injury

A 16-year-old Oklahoma high school football player has died after suffering an apparent head injury during a game. Yanda and ...

September 16, 2019

US urges transparency in Ebola-like death in Tanzania

Tanzanian authorities must show transparency in the case of a patient who recently died after suffering Ebola-like symptoms, ...

September 16, 2019

As shock wears off, mental health concerns grow in Bahamas

One woman and her husband huddled on top of a bedroom dresser for two days, surrounded by floodwaters. Another man sat in his ...

September 16, 2019

Liz Weston: The 6 biggest retirement mistakes, and 1 defense

One of the biggest retirement mistakes you can make is not realizing what you don't know. I regularly hear from people in or ...

September 15, 2019

Teachers in Chicago inch closer to possible strike

Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are inching closer to a strike that could happen as early as next ...

September 15, 2019

Over 2,000 fetal remains found at ex-abortion doctor's home

More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion clinic ...

September 14, 2019

Browns' Randall out against Jets with concussion, Smith back

Browns starting safety Damarious Randall will miss Monday night's game against the New York Jets with a concussion.

September 14, 2019

Congo police detain ex-health minister in Ebola funds probe

Police in Congo have detained the former minister of health amid an investigation into the use of Ebola funds as confirmed ...

September 14, 2019

Illinois lawsuit filed against top e-cigarette maker

An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year sued a leading e-cigarette maker on ...

September 13, 2019

US finds contaminant in popular heartburn drug

U.S. health officials said Friday they are investigating low levels of a potentially dangerous contaminant in the popular ...

September 13, 2019

Kenya becomes 3rd country to roll out malaria vaccine

Health authorities in Kenya on Friday started administering doses of the world's only licensed malaria vaccine to young ...

September 13, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

September 13, 2019

Congo Ebola survivor passes college exam taken in isolation

The young Ebola patient who took his college entrance exam while being treated in isolation has passed the demanding test, ...