Health News

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 ...

January 14, 2020

Ex-pharma exec sentenced to nearly 3 years in bribery scheme

A former executive for a drug company was sentenced Monday to 33 months in federal prison in a bribery and kickbacks scheme ...

January 13, 2020

Gene-editing tool's pioneers win Israel's Wolf Prize

Two global pioneers of modern gene-editing technology were awarded Monday Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize in medicine.

January 13, 2020

Thailand reports case of coronavirus from China

A Chinese visitor to Thailand has been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of coronavirus that has been linked to a ...

January 12, 2020

Ex-drug company execs face reckoning in opioid bribery case

The founder and former top employees of a pharmaceutical company are facing a reckoning for their role in a bribery scheme ...

January 12, 2020

Suit over Border Patrol detention conditions goes to trial

A years-old lawsuit challenging detention conditions in several of the Border Patrol’s Arizona stations will go to trial ...

January 11, 2020

Trump goes out of his way to take a bow, again

It was wonderful news: Researchers reported this past week the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate ...

January 11, 2020

China reports 1st death from new type of coronavirus

Health authorities in a central Chinese city on Saturday reported the country's first death from a new type of coronavirus, ...

January 11, 2020

California budget plan aids teachers, those in US illegally

California's governor revealed a spending plan on Friday that puts a new tax on vaping, gives $20,000 to teachers who commit ...

January 10, 2020

Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld

An injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive was upheld Friday ...

January 10, 2020

Opioid-dependent kids' guardians seek to form class in suit

Guardians caring for hundreds of thousands of children born dependent on opioids since 2000 should be grouped together as ...

January 10, 2020

Chicago coyote captured after 2 suspected attacks reported

Authorities on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one where passersby said they ...

January 10, 2020

California could be 1st state to sell own prescription drugs

California could become the first state to make its own prescription drugs under a proposal announced Thursday by Gov.