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Congo soldiers, police to enforce Ebola emergency measures

Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared ...

Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M

The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million ...

Scientists find new way to kill disease-carrying mosquitoes

Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique.

Germany introducing mandatory measles vaccination for kids

The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of ...

New clues on why women's Alzheimer's risk differs from men's

New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease and how this ...

UN health agency calls emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts on Wednesday to decide whether the Ebola outbreak ...

US judge slashes $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case

A U.S. judge lowered a jury's damage award from $80 million to $25 million for a California cancer victim who used Monsanto's ...

Mike Hunter

Oklahoma AG calls company 'kingpin' in state's opioid crisis

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson was a "kingpin" company that helped fuel the most devastating public health crisis ...

Medicare moving toward covering acupuncture for back pain

Medicare says it's moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid ...

Congo tracing contacts of first Ebola case in eastern city

After feeling sick for several days the pastor boarded a bus to eastern Congo's largest city. Only upon arrival at his ...

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer's

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer's disease and ...

The Latest: US, EU promise support to tackle Ebola

The Latest on Ebola (all times local): 2:55 p.m. The top U.S. diplomat in Geneva says the United States will "provide more ...

Congo confirms 1st Ebola case in city of Goma

The Congolese health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in Goma late Sunday, marking the first time the virus has reached the ...

Amy Klovuchar

Klobuchar's plan would help Alzheimer's patients, caregivers

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (KLOH'-buh-shar) has a new plan to help seniors that includes more support ...

Indians' Carrasco not slowing down as he fights leukemia

Carlos Carrasco's smile remains bright, his mood and outlook as positive as ever. Outwardly, the Indians' right-hander ...

Former NFL defensive lineman says he needs kidney transplant

Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth says on social media that he needs a kidney transplant.

Donald Trump, Hudson Nash, Andrew Nash

Trump directs government to revamp care for kidney disease

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday revamping care for kidney disease so more people whose kidneys ...

Nora Volkow, Dana Feldman, Danielle Kroll

A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit

Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin.

Carlos Carrasco

Indians pitcher Carrasco being treated for leukemia

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is being treated for leukemia, and he says it's going to make him stronger than he was before

Prosecutors can't seek execution in case against immigrant

Prosecutors can no longer seek the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged with murder in the 2015 shooting death ...