Health News

February 06, 2019

Trump plan to stop HIV epidemic targets high-infection areas

President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where ...

February 06, 2019

Mississippi considers abortion ban after fetal heartbeat

Mississippi lawmakers are considering what could become one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. Bills that passed ...

February 05, 2019

Indiana GOP seeks abortion ban blocked in 7 other states

Indiana Republicans eager for a rare legal victory in their efforts to restrict abortion rights are seeking to outlaw a ...

February 05, 2019

Romania investigates man who posed as plastic surgeon

Authorities in Romania are investigating an Italian citizen who allegedly posed as a plastic surgeon in clinics around ...

February 05, 2019

Japan finance minister Aso sorry for criticizing childless

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologized for saying childless people are to blame for the country's ...

February 05, 2019

California bill would limit genitalia surgery for children

California doctors would be barred from treating or performing surgery on children born with genitals that don't fit a single ...

February 04, 2019

Chronic pain given as top reason for using medical marijuana

Chronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs.

February 04, 2019

Correction: Opioid Lawsuit-Massachusetts story

In a story Jan. 31 about a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts against drugmaker Purdue Pharma, The Associated Press erroneously ...

February 04, 2019

Experts call for emergency declaration on Congo's Ebola

An international group of public health experts on Monday called on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency ...

February 02, 2019

Trump health chief asks Congress to pass drug discount plan

The Trump administration's top health official asked Congress on Friday to pass its new prescription drug discount plan and ...

February 02, 2019

Northwest measles outbreak revives debate over vaccine laws

A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called "philosophical" exemptions to childhood ...

February 01, 2019

Indiana, Kentucky join Planned Parenthood's western alliance

Planned Parenthood's affiliate overseeing Hawaii and three western states announced Friday that it was adding Indiana and ...

February 01, 2019

As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, health centers a concern

The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo marked six months on Friday with officials noting a worrying number of confirmed ...

February 01, 2019

Study: Many small kids in US are using too much toothpaste

Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, ...

February 01, 2019

Trump plan would channel prescription discounts to patients

The Trump administration Thursday unveiled a plan to channel now-hidden prescription drug rebates directly to patients, ...

February 01, 2019

US doctor who survived Ebola honored for service in Liberia

Almost five years have passed since he nearly died of Ebola in Liberia, but Richard Sacra has never wavered from his ...

February 01, 2019

Nearly half of US adults have heart or blood vessel disease

A new report estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of heart or blood vessel disease, a medical ...

January 31, 2019

Uganda seizes 750 pieces of ivory, arrests 2 Vietnamese

Ugandan authorities have seized 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales being smuggled from neighboring South ...

January 31, 2019

Drug company expands voluntary recall of infant ibuprofen

Tris Pharma has expanded its voluntary recall of infant ibuprofen because it may contain overly high concentrations of the ...