Health News

November 17, 2019

White House urgently ramps up push for drug cost legislation

The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new ...

November 17, 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 16, 2019

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve ...

November 16, 2019

Serbia’s president hospitalized with cardiovascular problems

The office of Serbia’s president says he has been hospitalized with cardiovascular problems. The statement released Saturday ...

November 15, 2019

US approves new drug to manage sickle cell disease

U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups.

November 15, 2019

Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk

Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent ...

November 15, 2019

N. Korea calls Biden a ‘rabid dog’ for insulting its dignity

North Korea called former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden a “rabid dog” that “must be beaten to death with a stick” in its ...

November 15, 2019

Chileans blinded by police firing pellet guns in protests

Chileans are accustomed to seeing violent clashes between police and demonstrators but a new trend is leaving them shaken: ...

November 15, 2019

After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again

Patrick DePoe was in high school the last time his Native American tribe in Washington state was allowed to hunt whales.

November 15, 2019

US panel backs wider use of fish oil to prevent heart attack

Government health experts on Thursday recommended broader use of a prescription-strength fish oil drug to help many more ...

November 14, 2019

Vaping illnesses in US still rising, though at slower pace

The number of vaping illnesses in the U.S. is still rising, but at a slower pace. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

November 14, 2019

German lawmakers approve compulsory measles vaccine plan

Germany's parliament has passed a law requiring that children who attend school or daycare must be vaccinated for measles.

November 14, 2019

US chickens headed to China after Beijing lifts 5-year ban

China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world’s two biggest economies are ...

November 14, 2019

Pastor: Jimmy Carter ‘up and walking’ post brain surgery

Former President Jimmy Carter was already “up and walking” just a day after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his ...

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 ...