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October 26, 2018

Trump says new proposal will lower some US drug prices

Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for ...

October 26, 2018

The Latest: Trump says proposal will lower US drug prices

The Latest on President Donald Trump's announcement on the cost of prescription drugs (all times local): 2:30 p.m.

October 25, 2018

What a break! Man's fall leads to hospital lottery pool win

A New Jersey man walking to buy a lottery ticket for this week's massive Mega Millions jackpot fell and broke his hip, but ...

October 25, 2018

Death toll hits 7 in viral outbreak at pediatric center

Another young person has died in a viral outbreak at a pediatric rehabilitation center this month, bringing the death toll ...

October 24, 2018

Amgen slashes price of $14,000-a-year cholesterol drug

The maker of an expensive cholesterol drug is slashing the list price, which should make it more affordable for patients.

October 24, 2018

Injuries of US diplomats in China differ from those in Cuba

Fourteen of 15 U.S. diplomats pulled from China for medical testing this year have been found not to have the same set of ...

October 24, 2018

Trump signs bipartisan measure to confront opioid crisis

President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to put an "extremely big dent" in the scourge of drug addiction in America as he ...

October 24, 2018

Science Says: Fatal outbreak germ a threat to frail patients

A common virus blamed for a deadly outbreak at a New Jersey children's rehabilitation center usually poses little risk for ...

October 24, 2018

Washington voters set to decide ban on new local soda taxes

Soda industry giants including the Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo, Inc. are spending more than $20 million to convince voters in ...

October 24, 2018

US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades

U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Wednesday's approval of Xofluza for ...

October 24, 2018

US advisory group urges hepatitis A shots for homeless

For the first time, a U.S. advisory committee is recommending a routine vaccination for homeless people, voting Wednesday to ...

October 24, 2018

6 children dead, 12 sick in viral outbreak at rehab center

A severe viral outbreak at a New Jersey rehabilitation center for "medically fragile children" has left six youngsters dead ...

October 24, 2018

US health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off

The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid ...

October 24, 2018

Monsanto weed killer ruling is 1st step in long legal battle

With its stock dropping and more lawsuits expected, Monsanto vowed Tuesday to press on with a nationwide legal defense of its ...

October 24, 2018

Texas requires large schools to report player concussions

Texas officials are requiring that the state's largest schools report concussions suffered by high school athletes in a move ...

October 24, 2018

Utah lawmaker tries pot ahead of medical marijuana vote

A Utah lawmaker drove to Las Vegas and tried marijuana for the first time ahead of an upcoming vote on a proposition that ...

October 23, 2018

Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday in a frank and personal letter that she has been ...

October 23, 2018

Litvinenko widow says Saudi death should be a wake-up call

The widow of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was killed by radioactive poison in 2006, said Tuesday that the ...

October 23, 2018

The Latest: O'Connor says she likely has Alzheimer's

The Latest on former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Chief Justice John Roberts says ...