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  • Medical examiner's accreditation at risk in budget impasse

    Connecticut's budget impasse is putting the state Chief Medical Examiner's Office at risk for losing national accreditation

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  • Republican leaders: Senate won't vote on Obamacare repeal

    Republican leaders have decided not to even hold a vote on the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law

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  • The Latest: GOP says not giving up as it scraps health vote

    Senate Republicans insist they won't give up on repealing and replacing the Obama health care law even as they abandoned plans for a vote this week

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  • GOP sources: Senate Republicans will not vote this week on latest health care bill

    GOP sources: Senate Republicans will not vote this week on latest health care bill

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  • US sexually transmitted disease hit another high

    Infections from three sexually transmitted diseases continue to climb, US health officials say

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  • Patient at center of Utah nurse's high-profile arrest dies

    Authorities say a hospital patient at the center of a disputed blood draw that led to a Utah nurse's high-profile arrest has died

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  • As health bill teeters, Medicaid recipients watch nervously

    The debate in Congress is personal for many with Medicaid coverage.

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  • Ireland to hold referendum on lifting abortion ban in 2018

    Ireland's prime minister says the country will hold a referendum on lifting its constitutional ban on abortion in May or June

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• Sep 26

  • Abortion clinic seeks to sue Ohio over budget restrictions

    A Cleveland abortion clinic is asking Ohio's high court to grant it legal standing to sue over abortion-related restrictions tucked into Ohio's 2013...

    Sep 26

• Sep 26

  • Buyer beware: Long-term care costs are surging

    Long-term care costs are still rising and the most expensive option _ a private nursing home room _ may soon top $100,000 per year

    Sep 26

• Sep 26

  • The Latest: White House holds out hope for GOP health bill

    Republican Sen. Susan Collins' decision to oppose the GOP push to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul leaves the effort all but dead

    Sep 26

• Opioid Epidemic

  Sep 26

  • Middle-aged women prescribed twice as many opioids as middle-aged men, report finds

    Middle aged women are prescribed more opioids than anyone else, new data shows.

    Opioid Epidemic

    Sep 26

• Sep 26

  • Greek media workers on 24-hour strike over health care fund

    Greece is under a news blackout after the country's biggest press union called a 24-hour strike to protest the feared closure of a special health care...

    Sep 26

• Sep 25

  • The Latest: Graham defends McCain vote against health bill

    Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is defending his friend, GOP Sen. John McCain, against criticism from President Donald Trump

    Sep 25

• Health Care Reform

  Sep 25

  • Collins' opposition all but kills GOP health care drive

    Top Republicans had amended their measure overnight.

    Health Care Reform

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • What the latest health overhaul push means for consumers

    A last-ditch attempt to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law gives insurance shoppers only a vague sense of what lies ahead if the...

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • APNewsBreak: Sex offenders blame island's water for deaths

    Documents say a water system that serves scores of sex offenders held on an isolated Washington state island has been plagued by problems for more...

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Coffee sold in California could carry cancer warning labels

    Coffee could carry an ominous cancer warning in California if a nonprofit group prevails in a Los Angeles courtroom

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Paul still opposes GOP health care bill, despite changes

    Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he will not vote for the latest Republican health care bill, calling last-minute changes designed to send more money...

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • Spokesman says GOP Sen. Rand Paul opposes party's health care bill despite revisions, latest blow to Republican hopes

    Spokesman says GOP Sen. Rand Paul opposes party's health care bill despite revisions, latest blow to Republican hopes

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • What to know about the 'clever gut diet'

    "GMA" sat down with the doctor whose new book calls for you to feed your gut.

    Sep 25

• Health Care Reform

  Sep 25

  • GOP Sen. Collins likely against latest health bill adding another blow

    Republican opposition to the last-ditch GOP health care bill is swelling to near-fatal numbers

    Health Care Reform

    Sep 25

• Sep 25

  • The Latest: Senate Republicans offer new health bill

    Senate Republicans are adding billions of dollars to their teetering health care bill, hoping to win support from GOP senators who may be opposing the...

    Sep 25

• Sep 24

  • Senate Republicans add additional money to teetering health care bill, hoping to win votes from defecting GOP senators

    Senate Republicans add additional money to teetering health care bill, hoping to win votes from defecting GOP senators

    Sep 24

• Sep 24

  • Should states ban abortions when Down syndrome diagnosed?

    Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban abortions in cases where tests or diagnosis indicate Down syndrome in the fetus

    Sep 24

• Hurricane Harvey

  Sep 23

  • EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, won't say from where

    The agency has not said which Superfund sites the material came from.

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    Sep 23

• Sep 23

  • EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, won't say from where

    EPA says it has recovered 517 containers of "unidentified, potentially hazardous material" from highly contaminated toxic waste sites in Texas that...

    Sep 23

• Sep 23

  • Trump trying to turn around GOP holdouts on health bill

    President Donald Trump seems unwilling to concede defeat on a bedrock GOP promise _ repealing and replacing 'Obamacare.'

    Sep 23

• Sep 23

  • Trump trying to turn around GOP holdouts on health bill

    President Donald Trump seems unwilling to concede defeat on a bedrock GOP promise _ repealing and replacing 'Obamacare.'

    Sep 23

• Sep 22

  • 'Real Live:' Study finds link between youth head trauma and long-term brain issues

    Controversy surrounding the dangers of youth football has been reignited.

    Sep 22

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• Sep 22

  • 'Healthy Living for Summer': Alternatives to processed sugar

    Avoiding refined sugar may be a challenge for most Americans, but Byron Paidoussi and Whitney Cole, the owners of Fitness and Fuel LA, regularly look...

    Sep 22

• Aaron Hernandez

  Sep 22

  • Aaron Hernandez's violent end: Was CTE to blame?

    The 27-year-old former Patriots star killed himself last April.

    Aaron Hernandez

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• Sep 22

  • Learn to cook healthier with sugar alternatives

    "Fitness power couple" Whitney Cole and Byron Paidoussi give tips on how to make great-tasting food without sugar.

    Sep 22

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• Sep 22

  • AP FACT CHECK: Kimmel's take on health care harder to refute

    AP FACT CHECK: Considering all the arguments, TV host Jimmy Kimmel's take on the Republican health care bill is harder to refute

    Sep 22

• Sep 22

  • Greece makes measles vaccination appeal amid European spike

    Health authorities in Greece have issued a public appeal to participate in vaccination and booster shot programs following a spike in measles cases in...

    Sep 22

• Sep 21

  • Police chief: 'A lot of concerns' after shooting of deaf man

    Oklahoma City police chief says he plans to meet with advocates for the hearing- and speech-impaired following a deaf man's fatal shooting

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Montana set to take over deadly asbestos cleanup site

    The cleanup of a northwest Montana community where health officials say hundreds of people have been killed by asbestos exposure is entering a new...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Judge: Arizona doesn't have to reveal execution drug sources

    A judge has ruled that Arizona doesn't have to reveal who provides its execution drugs

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • The Latest: Group wants Congress to revisit Medicaid changes

    A group that represents state officials who administer Medicaid programs is telling Senate Republicans to slow down and rethink their latest health...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the fog over pre-existing maladies

    AP FACT CHECK: Who's right about GOP health care bill, Trump and Cassidy, or Kimmel the TV guy?

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Cheat days may actually help dieters lose weight, study finds

    Research found that those who took breaks from their diet lost more weight.

    Sep 21

• Health Care Reform

  Sep 21

  • Republicans see political necessity in health care effort

    Republicans are feeling the heat to succeed in 'Obamacare' replacement effort

    Health Care Reform

    Sep 21

• Sep 20

  • NY agency called Justice Center may lack power to prosecute

    A New York state agency called the Justice Center may lack the authority to prosecute anyone.

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Trump: GOP health bill short of votes before deadline

    President Donald Trump says the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace 'Obamacare' remains two or three votes short heading toward a crucial...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Superbug's spread to Vietnam threatens malaria control

    Scientists say Vietnam's main malaria treatment is failing at an alarming rate because of a highly drug-resistant superbug that has spread into the...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • FDA warns on mixing opioid addiction treatments, other meds

    FDA issues new warnings about risk of combining medication for opioid addiction with certain other drugs

    Sep 20

• Republican Party

  Sep 20

  • Worries of backlash help revive GOP health care drive

    A brew of political pressures has pumped fresh life into the last-gasp Republican drive to erase the Obama health care overhaul

    Republican Party

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • The Latest: Trump says GOP health care law has 'good chance'

    President Donald Trump is offering strong support for the last-ditch GOP effort to repeal "Obamacare." Trump said Wednesday that the legislation by...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Kentucky judge dismisses challenge of medical marijuana ban

    A Kentucky judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's ban on marijuana for medical purposes

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Study: Most states would take a hit from GOP health bill

    Study: Most states would take a stiff budgetary hit if the latest Senate GOP health care bill becomes law

    Sep 20