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• Republican Party

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  • Worries of GOP backlash revive party's 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • GOP senator defends health bill against Kimmel's attacks

    GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy is defending his health care bill against attacks from late night host Jimmy Kimmel, who claims Cassidy lied to him about the...

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  • The Latest: McConnell pressing ahead with health care vote

    Expect a Senate vote on a GOP health care bill next week

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  • Barrier put in mine that sent toxic water into 3 states

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is installing a barrier and valve inside an inactive Colorado mine to prevent another surge of toxic...

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  • Lawsuit challenges law that only doctors perform abortions

    The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood has filed a federal lawsuit that challenges a Maine restriction common across most of the...

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  • The Latest: Attorney general not commenting on abortion suit

    Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is not commenting on a lawsuit designed to expand abortion access in Maine

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  • Boy, 8, meets the bone marrow donor who saved his life

    The second-grader who beat leukemia met his bone marrow donor live on "GMA."

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Robin Roberts celebrates 5th 'birthday' of bone marrow transplant

    Roberts received donor cells from her sister, Sally Ann Roberts.

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• Sep 20

  • Who wins, who loses in bill aimed at upending Obamacare

    GOP health care bill likely to leave more uninsured; those with health savings accounts could benefit

    Sep 20

• Sep 19

  • Winners and losers in GOP's last-ditch health overhaul

    New GOP health care bill would redistributes hundreds of billions in federal financing, creating winners and losers

    Sep 19

• Health Care Reform

  Sep 19

  • GOP expresses hope for Obamacare repeal bill, hurdles remain

    President Trump and Senate GOP leaders are in a frantic hunt for the last vote or two to pass revived legislation to repeal and replace 'Obamacare.'

    Health Care Reform

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  • Hepatitis A outbreak seen in Los Angeles County

    Public health authorities have declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in Los Angeles County, the third California region to see significant infections...

    Sep 19

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  • The Latest: Bipartisan effort to improve 'Obamacare' over

    A bipartisan attempt at shoring up the Affordable Care Act is officially over in the Senate

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • Lawyers trade jabs as meningitis outbreak murder trial opens

    An attorney for a Massachusetts pharmacist charged in a deadly meningitis outbreak has urged jurors not to be swayed by their emotions while...

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • FDA OKs Glaxo's inhaler, first one to combine 3 medicines

    The FDA approves the first inhaler that combines three medicines to ease breathing in patients with emphysema or chronic bronchitis

    Sep 19

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  • Health benefit offers from small businesses keep vanishing

    Only half of America's smallest businesses now offer health coverage to their workers as slow, steady cost hikes have made it too expensive for many...

    Sep 19

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  • Appeals court blocks San Francisco warning law for soda ads

    A federal appeals court has blocked a San Francisco law that requires a health warning on ads for sugary drinks

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • The Latest: Lawyer: Pharmacist didn't contaminate the drugs

    The attorney for a pharmacist charged in a deadly meningitis outbreak traced to tainted steroids says there is no evidence the man caused the drugs to...

    Sep 19

• Opioid Epidemic

  Sep 19

  • Christie outlines $200M for opioids while waiting on Trump

    Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey will spend another $200 million on drug addiction programs

    Opioid Epidemic

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• Sep 19

  • Lady Gaga's tour-busting fibromyalgia disorder: What you need to know

    The true cause is unknown and there's no test to diagnose it.

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • Health benefit offers from small businesses keep vanishing

    Only half of America's smallest businesses now offer health coverage to their workers as slow, steady cost hikes have made it too expensive for many...

    Sep 19

• Sep 18

  • City asks judge to let case against OxyContin maker proceed

    The city of Everett, Washington, is asking a federal judge to let it move forward with a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the prescription opioid...

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • The Latest: Ryan rooting for Senate GOP health care overhaul

    House Speaker Paul Ryan says he is encouraging every Republican senator to vote for the latest, last-ditch effort in the Senate to dismantle Barack...

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Christie: Drugmakers to work on nonaddictive pain medication

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says pharmaceutical companies have agreed to work on nonaddictive pain medications and additional treatments to deal...

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • States ask insurers to prioritize non-opioid pain treatment

    Attorneys general across the U.S. are asking insurers to prioritize pain treatment through means other than opioid prescriptions

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Baltimore acid spill prompts shelter-in-place order

    Authorities have lifted a shelter-in-place order for residents living within a mile of a chemical plant in Baltimore that had an acid spill. The spill...

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • 'Motivated' podcast: How to give your gut a makeover

    Author Jeannette Hyde provides tips that can help you improve your gut health and control your weight.

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  • What to know about the new BRCA genetic mutation test

    An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it?

    Sep 18

• Sep 18

  • Pakistan kicks off nationwide polio drive, citing success

    Pakistan has launched its first nationwide polio vaccination drive, aiming to reach tens of millions of children while citing success in previous...

    Sep 18

• Sep 17

  • Abuse allegations, arrests mount at state mental hospital

    Allegations of staff misconduct at Connecticut's only maximum-security psychiatric hospital are mounting after a complaint about abuse of a patient...

    Sep 17

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  • Suicide among veterans highest in western US, rural areas

    Government data shows suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas

    Sep 16

• Sep 15

  • Indian Health Service sets standards for patient wait times

    Indian Health Service sets standards for patient wait times more than year after being criticized by government watchdog for doing poor job tracking...

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• Sep 15

  • Lawsuit: Psychiatric hospital negligence led to teen's rape

    A woman says her teenage daughter was raped by another patient at an Atlanta area psychiatric hospital where the teen was receiving treatment...

    Sep 15

• Sep 14

  • Analysts see Trump threats to insurers boosting premiums

    Budget analysts expect average premiums for individual health insurance to grow 15 percent next year, largely because it's unclear if President Donald...

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • Company under fire for opioid marketing files patent suit

    An Arizona-based pharmaceutical company targeted in lawsuits and criminal investigations over its marketing of a highly addictive painkiller has filed...

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • What parents should know about sleep apnea in children

    Experts say not to ignore it if you hear your child snoring.

    Sep 14

• Sep 14

  • AP FACT CHECK: Single-payer sounds best when it sounds free

    AP FACT CHECK: Sanders says Americans want single-payer health care; evidence of that is mixed

    Sep 14

• Sep 13

  • The Latest: Lawyer disappointed Shkreli's bail was revoked

    A defense attorney says he's disappointed in a judge's decision to revoke bail for former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli and jail him in...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli has bail revoked, heads to jail

    Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli has had his bail revoked and is going to jail in New York while he awaits sentencing for a...

    Sep 13

• Sep 13

  • San Diego steps up containment battle as hepatitis A outbreak kills 16

    Private cleaning crews and public health workers are mobilized on city streets.

    Sep 13

• Health Care Reform

  Sep 13

  • Sanders bill expands Medicare for all

    It lacks details on cost.

    Health Care Reform

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• Sep 13

  • Study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriage

    A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies suggests that women who received yearly vaccinations against swine flu between 2010 and 2012 had more...

    Sep 13