Health News

October 17, 2017

Attorney: Convicted tax schemer is too fat for prison

The attorney for a 72-year-old Florida man who was convicted in a tax scheme is using obesity to try to keep his client out ...

October 16, 2017

Correction: Pain Gap story

In a story Oct. 12 about the worldwide gap in pain relief medication, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a ...

October 16, 2017

Doctor's research could buy time for snake bite victims

A researcher at the University of Arizona is experimenting with a new therapy to help treat rattlesnake bites. Dr. Vance G.

October 15, 2017

Russian medical team in Yemen to treat ex-president

Yemeni officials say that the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in the country has allowed a Russian medical team into the ...

October 14, 2017

California declares emergency to fight hepatitis A outbreak

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency to combat a hepatitis A outbreak that has claimed 18 ...

October 13, 2017

Former player: Parents should be warned of football's risks

Parents should be informed before they sign up their kids to play football that the sport can cause long-term neurological ...

October 13, 2017

Plague cases double in Madagascar as treatment center sent

With dozens dead from a plague outbreak in Madagascar, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ...

October 13, 2017

US obesity problem is not budging, new data shows

America's weight problem isn't getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed ...

October 13, 2017

Panthers await word on Kuechly in concussion protocol

Carolina Panthers star linebacker Luke Kuechly is back in the concussion protocol. And that could leave a big hole at the ...

October 13, 2017

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. WHAT SOUNDS SORT ...

October 13, 2017

FDA advisers endorse gene therapy to treat form of blindness

A potentially groundbreaking treatment for a rare form of blindness moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday, as ...

October 13, 2017

Michigan governor stands by congressional testimony on Flint

Michigan's governor insisted Thursday that his congressional testimony regarding the Flint water crisis "was truthful and I ...

October 12, 2017

The Latest: FDA advisers endorse gene therapy for blindness

The Latest on an FDA panel's discussion on a gene therapy treatment for blindness (all times local): 3:19 p.m. U.S.

October 12, 2017

The cat wins! Student prevails in fight over support animal

The cat wins! A North Carolina university has reached a settlement with a disabled student who wanted to keep her emotional ...

October 12, 2017

Sweden won't prosecute Italian stem cell scientist

Swedish prosecutors have abandoned an investigation against a disgraced Italian stem cell scientist suspected of involuntary ...

October 12, 2017

Seychelles reports plague case linked to Madagascar outbreak

Authorities in Seychelles say a man was diagnosed with pneumonic plague after returning from Madagascar, where a plague ...

October 12, 2017

Merck scraps disappointing experimental cholesterol drug

Merck has decided to abandon efforts to market a closely watched experimental cholesterol medicine after mediocre test ...

October 11, 2017

Mother who ignored deal to vaccinate son to share custody

A Michigan judge has reduced the child custody rights of a woman who was jailed for five days for not following through on ...

October 11, 2017

Women's health docs say Trump ignores birth control science

The Trump administration's new birth control rule is raising questions among some women's health experts, who say it ...