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  • Lab-made "mini organs" helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis

    Doctors in the Netherlands are taking a novel approach to treat cystic fibrosis: They're growing miniature organs for every patient in the country.

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  • AP-NORC poll: Hispanics see barriers to nursing care

    AP-NORC poll: Few older Hispanics are confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can meet their needs.

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  • High school popularity may not lead to happiness, study finds

    Teens with close friendships experienced mental benefits short and long term.

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  • Critics: Remove statue of doctor who experimented on slaves

    Critics want New York City to remove a statue in Central Park that honors a 19th century doctor who used slaves in developing a pioneering approach to...

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  • Romania: Protest slams decree on jobs for disabled people

    People with disabilities _ some in wheelchairs, others with crutches _ have protested outside Romania's labor ministry against a measure they say...

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  • APNewsBreak: Utah to obey order for DEA drug database search

    Utah will obey a court order to let the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration search a prescription-drug database without a warrant despite a state law...

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  • Senate panel plans 2 hearings on girding health insurance

    A Republican Senate aide says the Senate health committee is scheduling two hearings early next month on how the nation's individual health insurance...

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  • Severe food allergy cases skyrocket over the past decade, study finds

    Researcher found an increase in insurance claims involving sever food reactions.

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  • Officials: Do not eat fish caught in Shenango River

    State officials are warning people not to eat fish caught in a stretch of a western Pennsylvania river after tests found extremely high levels of a...

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  • Dengue outbreak kills 5 people in northwest Pakistan

    Pakistani official says outbreak of mosquito-borne disease in northwest has killed five people

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  • Record $417M award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer

    A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million in a case to a woman who claimed in lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby...

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  • VA seeks to funnel more nursing home money to rural areas

    Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says his agency will propose changes to make it easier for rural areas to receive funding to build nursing...

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  • The Latest: Plaintiff wanted to help others in talc case

    The attorney for a hospitalized woman who won a $417 million judgment in a lawsuit claiming the talc in Johnson & Johnson's iconic baby powder causes...

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  • Chile court rules in favor of abortion in some cases

    Chile's Constitutional Court is upholding a measure that would end the country's absolute ban on abortions

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  • Between cancer treatments, McCain maintains rigorous agenda

    Sen. John McCain is keeping a rigorous agenda while on break from Congress, despite recently being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer

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  • Court: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417M in civil lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer

    Court: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417M in civil lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer

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  • 4 foods that may not be as bad for you as you thought

    Nutritionist Maya Feller breaks down surprising virtues of our dietary vices.

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  • How the AP-NORC poll on long term care was conducted

    The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on Hispanics and long-term care was conducted March 2-29 by NORC at the University...

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  • AP-NORC poll: Hispanics lack confidence in nursing homes

    An AP-NORC poll finds that few older Hispanics are confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can meet their needs.

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  • AP-NORC poll: Hispanics lack confidence in nursing homes

    An AP-NORC poll finds that few older Hispanics are confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can meet their needs

    Aug 21

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  • US health chief lauds China for help with opioid control

    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says China has been an "incredible partner" in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen as fueling...

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  • Past health chiefs: insurance market stability is the goal

    Three former U.S. health secretaries of both parties say President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress should make stabilizing health insurance...

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  • Former health chiefs to Trump: Avoid new 'Obamacare' crisis

    Former US health chiefs to Trump: Avoid creating more instability in health insurance marketplaces

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  • Physicist Hawking criticizes UK health secretary on service

    Noted physicist Stephen Hawking has criticized Britain's health secretary for his use of scientific evidence to support changes in the National Health...

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  • McCain completes round of radiation, chemo for brain cancer

    The daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the 80-year-old lawmaker has completed the first round of radiation and chemotherapy as he...

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  • Correction: Abortion-Oregon story

    Correction: Abortion-Oregon story

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  • UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign

    UNICEF completes first round of vaccination campaign following polio outbreak in eastern Syrian provinces

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  • Parents link concussion with football, but ignore other contact sports: survey

    Parents need to be aware other contact sports also pose concussion risks.

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  • Amid India oxygen scandal, docs want focus on encephalitis

    A national outcry over an Indian hospital's oxygen shortage highlights encephalitis outbreaks that kill and disable thousands of children, spiking...

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  • Vietnam battles dengue outbreaks with 42 percent more cases

    Vietnam is battling raging dengue fever outbreaks with more than 10,000 new infections reported over the past three weeks stretching its medical...

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  • 3 charities cancel Mar-a-Lago events amid Trump backlash

    Three charities are canceling fundraisers at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort as the president faces a backlash from his comments about violence in...

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  • Scientists tout positive findings in peanut allergy pill study

    The pill is a mix of probiotics and tiny amounts of peanut to build tolerance.

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  • FDA OKs Pfizer drug for rare, fast-killing type of leukemia

    FDA approves new medicine for use against a rare, rapidly progressing blood cancer after other treatments have failed

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  • EpiPen maker finalizes settlement for government overcharges

    Mylan agrees to pay $465 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it overcharged Medicaid for EpiPens

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  • The Latest: France issues list of products with tainted eggs

    France's government, facing pressure for more transparency amid Europe's egg scandal, has released a list of products pulled from supermarkets because...

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  • Overdoses on the road: Drugged driving rises as a menace

    Police say people with addictions often buy drugs, shoot up immediately and are driving when they overdose

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  • Cambodian medic who spread HIV asks for court's mercy

    Unlicensed Cambodian medical practitioner, sentenced to 25 years in prison for infecting more than 100 villagers with HIV, admits mistake, says he...

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  • Father charged in baby boy's fatal overdose of opioid combo

    An Ohio man has been charged in the fatal drug overdose of his 1-year-old son

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  • New study offers hope for early Lyme disease diagnosis

    Researchers differentiated Lyme disease from similar tick-borne illnesses.

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• Aug 16

  • White House: Gov't to make health law payments this month

    The White House says President Donald Trump will make August payments to insurers under the health-care law he wants to repeal and replace.

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  • 'Healthy Living for Summer': Travel tips for eating smart and staying active

    Staying on track with your health while vacationing or traveling this summer.

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  • Express Scripts to limit opioids; doctors concerned

    Nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit opioids prescribed to first-time users; American Medical Association criticizes move

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  • Austria orders recall of unapproved cancer drug

    Austrian authorities have ordered a recall of a cancer medication that was put on the market without proper approval

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  • Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell

    Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or something else can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to catch the disease early _ using a...

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  • Cholera in Yemen: What you need to know

    Cholera has infected half a million people in Yemen so far this year.

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  • Belgium joins legal action against tainted egg 'cheats'

    Belgium's Agriculture Minister Denis Ducarme says the government will join in legal action against those responsible for the egg contamination...

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  • US teen drug overdose deaths inch up after years of decline

    A new report finds drug overdose deaths among US teens have inched up after years of decline

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  • Study: Fat but fit still face higher heart disease risk

    Researchers found a higher heart disease rate among people who are obese

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