Health News

January 16, 2020

Teen who fled with mom to avoid cancer surgery has operation

An Oregon teenager who was taken out of state by her mother to avoid surgery for a rare type of liver cancer has had the ...

January 16, 2020

Family: Woman used floor mats to stay warm in snowbound SUV

The family of a woman with dementia who survived for six days in her snowbound SUV in Northern California said they feared ...

January 16, 2020

1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations

A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine ...

January 16, 2020

Utah stops distribution of condoms with cheeky slogans

An HIV-awareness campaign featuring condom wrappers with cheeky slogans that put a sexy spin on state pride met a quick end ...

January 16, 2020

Patient in Japan confirmed as having new virus from China

Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new ...

January 16, 2020

German researchers develop 1st test for new virus from China

German researchers said Thursday they have developed the first diagnostic test for a new virus that has emerged in central ...

January 16, 2020

Sleep apnea company pays $37.5M to settle kickback lawsuits

ResMed, a San Diego-based company that sells sleep apnea machines, will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it ...

January 16, 2020

Rep. Kirkpatrick of Arizona seeking treatment for alcoholism

U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona said Wednesday that she's taking time off from her congressional duties to seek ...

January 16, 2020

Ex-NFL player Steve Gleason honored by Congress for ALS work

Former NFL player Steve Gleason has received the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest civilan honor bestowed by Congress ...

January 15, 2020

China: Possible that new virus could spread between humans

The possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans cannot be ruled out, though the risk of ...

January 15, 2020

Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant ...

January 14, 2020

California rejects unique intersex surgery ban for some kids

California lawmakers have rejected what would have been a first-of-its-kind ban on medically unnecessary treatment for ...

January 14, 2020

Ex-pharma exec sentenced to nearly 3 years in bribery scheme

A former executive for a drug company was sentenced Monday to 33 months in federal prison in a bribery and kickbacks scheme ...

January 13, 2020

Gene-editing tool's pioneers win Israel's Wolf Prize

Two global pioneers of modern gene-editing technology were awarded Monday Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize in medicine.

January 13, 2020

Thailand reports case of coronavirus from China

A Chinese visitor to Thailand has been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of coronavirus that has been linked to a ...

January 12, 2020

Ex-drug company execs face reckoning in opioid bribery case

The founder and former top employees of a pharmaceutical company are facing a reckoning for their role in a bribery scheme ...

January 12, 2020

Suit over Border Patrol detention conditions goes to trial

A years-old lawsuit challenging detention conditions in several of the Border Patrol’s Arizona stations will go to trial ...

January 11, 2020

Trump goes out of his way to take a bow, again

It was wonderful news: Researchers reported this past week the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate ...

January 11, 2020

China reports 1st death from new type of coronavirus

Health authorities in a central Chinese city on Saturday reported the country's first death from a new type of coronavirus, ...