Health News

January 19, 2020

Fire at Czech asylum for mentally ill kills 8 patients

A fire swept through a Czech asylum for the mentally ill on Sunday, killing eight male patients, officials said.

January 19, 2020

US seeks to deport Honduran mom, sick children to Guatemala

The U.S. government says it will deport a Honduran mother and her two sick children, both of whom are currently hospitalized, ...

January 19, 2020

China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak

Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia that has killed two patients ...

January 18, 2020

China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak

Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two ...

January 18, 2020

US to screen airline passengers from China for new illness

Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two ...

January 17, 2020

Eleven US troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike

Eleven U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile ...

January 17, 2020

Court to look anew at health care law birth control rules

The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers to deny ...

January 17, 2020

China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak

A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities ...

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 ...