Health News

September 14, 2018

Cancer doctor resigns over failure to disclose pharma ties

A leading cancer doctor has resigned from New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center over his reported failure to ...

September 14, 2018

Romania: 4 dead from West Nile virus this week, 30 new cases

Health authorities say mosquito-borne viruses have killed four people in Romania this week, bringing the total deaths from ...

September 14, 2018

Elizabeth Smart says kidnapper being released still a threat

Elizabeth Smart says a woman who helped kidnap her when she was 14 and stood by as she was sexually assaulted should be ...

September 13, 2018

Celtics' Jabari Bird taking a break after violence charges

Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird said he's taking a break from the team following charges that he choked and kicked his ...

September 13, 2018

Russia: Pussy Riot activist may have medicine poisoning

Doctors say a hospitalized member of protest group Pussy Riot may have been poisoned by an overdose of medication.

September 12, 2018

Planned Parenthood picks Chinese-born doctor as new leader

A Chinese immigrant who fled her native country when she was 8 was named Wednesday as Planned Parenthood's new president, the ...

September 12, 2018

Lab test may identify dangerous gene mutations, study finds

Scientists say they've found a new way to help determine whether specific genetic abnormalities are likely to make people ...

September 12, 2018

Experts prepare plan to capture ill orca as last alternative

Federal biologists said Wednesday they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there ...

September 12, 2018

The Latest: Experts prepare plan to capture, treat sick orca

The Latest on efforts to save a sick whale (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Experts say they are preparing a plan to capture and ...

September 12, 2018

Calling teen vaping 'epidemic,' officials weigh flavor ban

U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an "epidemic" and ...

September 12, 2018

Egypt says e.coli caused the death of 2 British tourists

Tests showed that e.coli bacteria were behind the death of two British tourists in a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of ...

September 12, 2018

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe's capital escalates; 21 dead

Zimbabwe's police said Wednesday that they are banning "public gatherings" in Harare in an effort to curb a cholera outbreak ...

September 11, 2018

Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths

A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe's capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.

September 10, 2018

Stem cell transplant cements Arizona men's father-son bond

Thirty-five years after an Arizona man cared for his son when he was shot in their native Lebanon, the son is returning that ...

September 08, 2018

Palestinians: 16-year-old border protester dies of wounds

Gaza's Health Ministry says a 16-year-old protester shot by Israeli troops has died of his wounds. The ministry says Saturday ...

September 07, 2018

Immigrant families struggling with trauma of separation

A 6-year-old immigrant boy sobs at the school bus stop in suburban Maryland and begs his mother to promise she will not ...

September 07, 2018

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire at Gaza border rally

A teenager was killed and dozens of other Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire at a border protest, Gaza officials said ...

September 07, 2018

Passengers on 2 flights from Europe arrive sick in Philly

Authorities say 12 passengers on two flights from Europe were evaluated for sore throats and coughs upon arrival at ...

September 06, 2018

California agency cites Disneyland over Legionnaires' cases

A California agency has fined Disneyland, saying the theme park failed to properly maintain cooling equipment, leading three ...