Health News

November 26, 2019

Clarification: Health Care-Artificial Intelligence story

In a story Nov. 24, The Associated Press reported that an artificial intelligence program featuring a talking image of the ...

November 26, 2019

Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s unrest

Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to ...

November 26, 2019

Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment beds

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across ...

November 26, 2019

Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis

President Donald Trump is donating his third-quarter salary to help tackle the nation’s opioid epidemic. A White House ...

November 26, 2019

Red Cross reports new outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen

The International Committee of the Red Cross reported a new outbreak of dengue fever in war-torn Yemen on Monday, with ...

November 25, 2019

Tech service provider for nursing homes a ransomware victim

A Milwaukee-based company that provides technology services to more than 100 nursing homes nationwide is the victim of a ...

November 25, 2019

Samoa measles epidemic worsens with 24 children now dead

Authorities said Monday that a measles epidemic sweeping through Samoa continues to worsen with the death toll rising to 25, ...

November 24, 2019

Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.

November 23, 2019

US officials: Don’t eat romaine grown in Salinas, California

U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food ...

November 23, 2019

Nuggets win 96-92 after Celtics’ Walker has head injury

Jamal Murray's strong finish helped the Denver Nuggets work their way through a stretch of ragged play. His thoughts after ...

November 22, 2019

Milan hospital displays X-rays of women attacked by men

A Milan hospital is exhibiting X-rays of women attacked by men to highlight what one doctor calls the “daily horror” of ...

November 22, 2019

Pennsylvania to fund research into fracking health dangers

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday his administration will spend $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential ...

November 22, 2019

Federal addiction treatment dollars off-limits for marijuana

The U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana. The move ...

November 22, 2019

Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs

Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to ...

November 22, 2019

Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools

Thousands of students in Colorado were out of school Thursday because of a suspected outbreak of norovirus. All 46 schools ...

November 21, 2019

Governor vetoes bill outlawing abortions over Down syndrome

A bill that would have prohibited abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was vetoed Thursday by ...

November 21, 2019

Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue

They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would ...

November 21, 2019

Massachusetts OKs ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products

Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban Thursday on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including ...

November 21, 2019

Vape debate: Are e-cigarettes wiping out teen smoking?

In almost any other year it would be hailed as a public health victory: The smoking rate among U.S. high schoolers took its ...