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September 30, 2016

Thailand confirms SE Asia's first Zika-linked birth defects

Authorities in Thailand have confirmed that two cases of babies with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, were caused by ...

September 29, 2016

Warm Pacific Ocean 'blob' facilitated vast toxic algae bloom

A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive bloom of toxic algae last year that ...

September 29, 2016

Suspended Browns WR Gordon entering rehab on brink of return

Josh Gordon isn't going back on the field until he gets a tighter grip on his life. The suspended Cleveland Browns wide ...

September 29, 2016

Zika travel advisory issued for 11 Southeast Asia countries

U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women to postpone travel to 11 countries in Southeast Asia because of Zika ...

September 29, 2016

Did landmark laws from Congress enable high drug prices?

Lawmakers are venting outrage over high prescription drug costs, but lawmakers and presidents of both parties may have set ...

September 29, 2016

Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk to lay off 1,000 employees

Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk says it plans to lay off some 1,000 employees globally to reduce operating costs because of ...

September 28, 2016

House OKs plan for $170 million to fix Flint water system

The House easily approved an election-year plan Wednesday to provide $170 million to help Flint, Michigan, rebuild its ...

September 28, 2016

FDA approves 'artificial pancreas' to manage diabetes

Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind "artificial pancreas," a device that can help some diabetes patients ...

September 28, 2016

Senators ask Justice Department to investigate EpiPen maker

Senators are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether pharmaceutical company Mylan acted illegally when it ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: 5 sites with Zika-infected mosquitoes identified

The Latest on the locations of Zika-infected mosquitoes in Miami Beach (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Miami-Dade County has ...

September 28, 2016

Marijuana measures on the ballot in 9 states on Nov. 8

Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana. Here's a rundown: ...

September 28, 2016

Moldova bans Ukraine meat over African swine fever fears

Moldovan authorities are banning the import of live animals and meat from Ukraine due to fears of African swine fever.

September 27, 2016

Governor signs bill targeting 'doctor-shopping' for opioids

California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs ...

September 27, 2016

Health of Israel's Peres deteriorates after major stroke

A person close to former Israeli President Shimon Peres says his condition has deteriorated, two weeks after suffering a ...

September 27, 2016

Unhappy Target customers send strong message on pill bottles

Longtime customers of Target's pharmacies are finding a change in pill bottle design hard to swallow. After CVS began ...

John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Cornyn

September 27, 2016

Senate blocks stopgap bill to prevent shutdown this weekend

A must-do bill to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend and to fund the fight against the Zika virus is ...

September 26, 2016

Official: One-third of calls to VA suicide hotline roll over

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because ...

September 26, 2016

Mother uncovers lasting impact of son's organ donation

An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was ...

September 25, 2016

More abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics doctor

A former USA Gymnastics team physician accused of sexually abusing at least two gymnasts faces 16 more abuse complaints at ...

September 25, 2016

Mother uncovers lasting impact of baby son's organ donation

An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was ...