Health News

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 ...

January 31, 2019

Scenes from a protest: Venezuelans fill streets of capital

Venezuelans of every age, class and profession poured into the streets of the capital on Wednesday to demand that President ...

January 31, 2019

Canada reducing Canadian staff at Cuba embassy by half

Canada announced Wednesday it is removing up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat fell ...

January 31, 2019

Patients in Northwest measles outbreak traveled to Hawaii

A measles outbreak in the Pacific Northwest became more worrisome Wednesday with word that people infected with the extremely ...

January 31, 2019

FDA OKs 1st generic version of popular Advair asthma inhaler

The first generic version of the popular Advair asthma inhaler has been approved by U.S. regulators. The Food and Drug ...

January 30, 2019

E-cigs outperform patches and gums in quit-smoking study

A major new study provides the strongest evidence yet that vaping can help smokers quit cigarettes, with e-cigarettes proving ...

January 30, 2019

Tyson recalls chicken nuggets over reports of rubber inside

Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of "soft, blue rubber" inside. The U.S.

January 30, 2019

Brown U criticized for using live pigs in medical training

An advocacy group has asked federal regulators to investigate Brown University's medical school, arguing it is violating the ...

January 29, 2019

GOP senator pledges insulin probe as Congress holds hearings

A senior Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he plans to investigate spikes in the price of insulin for people with diabetes as ...

January 29, 2019

Thailand suspends patent applications for medical marijuana

Thailand's military government on Monday suspended the licensing of commercial marijuana-based products for medical use amid ...

January 29, 2019

Officials urge vaccinations amid Northwest measles outbreak

Public health officials scrambling to contain a measles outbreak in the U.S. Northwest warned people to vaccinate their ...

January 28, 2019

AP Exclusive: US Nobelist was told of gene-edited babies

Long before the claim of the world's first gene-edited babies became public, Chinese researcher He Jiankui shared the news ...

January 28, 2019

Brazilian president comes out of surgery

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro came out of a seven-hour-long surgery Monday during which doctors removed the colostomy bag ...

January 28, 2019

Companies navigate dementia conversations with older workers

Faced with an aging American workforce, companies are increasingly navigating delicate conversations with employees grappling ...