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September 16, 2019

US official urges transparency in Tanzania mystery death

The U.S. health and human services secretary is urging Tanzanian authorities to show transparency in the case of a patient ...

September 16, 2019

No new measles cases reported in fading US outbreak

U.S. health officials say there were no new measles cases reported last week, a sign the nation's worst epidemic of the ...

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 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 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, ...

September 13, 2019

Vaping illness in US gives Canada pause as legal sales near

The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped cannabis-based oil is giving Canadian health ...

September 13, 2019

France bans shows by sick bear following abuse complaints

French authorities have banned the owners of a sick bear from displaying it in public shows after an inspection found the ...

September 13, 2019

Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement

For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could ...

September 13, 2019

Settlement money won't restore Ohio city upended by opioids

The tentative settlement involving the opioid crisis and the maker of OxyContin could mean that thousands of local ...

September 13, 2019

Oregon pot retailers begin pulling vape brands in lung scare

Oregon marijuana retailers on Thursday began removing vaping products from their shelves and offering returns on previously ...

September 13, 2019

Jets' Darnold out vs. Browns with mono, could miss weeks

Sam Darnold is sick and sidelined — likely for several weeks. New York Jets coach Adam Gase announced Thursday the ...