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  • Why eating and cooking organic can be beneficial to your health

    ABC News' Olivia Smith interviews Chef Tara Punzone on the health benefits of eating organic.

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  • Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate at last but outcome in doubt

    Prodded by President Donald Trump, a bitterly divided Senate has voted, at long last, to open debate on legislation to repeal and replace 'Obamacare.'

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  • The Latest: Capitol Police arrest 95 in demonstrations

    U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested nearly 100 people during protests over legislation that would roll back much of former President Barack Obama's...

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  • Celgene Corp. to pay $280M to settle cancer drug fraud suit

    A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $280 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it committed fraud promoting two drugs for...

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  • Trump administration cuts short anti-teen pregnancy grants

    Dozens of teen pregnancy prevention programs deemed ineffective by President Donald Trump's administration will lose more than $200 million in funding...

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  • EPA chief pledges to streamline Superfund pollution cleanups

    President Donald Trump's environmental chief has issued a list of directives intended to "revitalize" the federal program that cleans up hazardous...

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• Charlie Gard

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  • Charlie Gard's parents ask court to let him die at home

    The mother of Charlie Gard, the critically ill baby at the center of an international medical and legal battle, returned to London's High Court...

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• Jul 25

  • Celgene Corp. to pay $280 million to settle lawsuit alleging it promoted cancer drugs for unapproved uses

    Celgene Corp. to pay $280 million to settle lawsuit alleging it promoted cancer drugs for unapproved uses

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Utah home-birth rate is double the US average, report says

    A new report shows Utah women are choosing home birth at a rate double the national average, and those moms tend to be older and have more education

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • President Donald Trump praises Senate for moving forward on health care overhaul, says 'this was a big step'

    President Donald Trump praises Senate for moving forward on health care overhaul, says 'this was a big step'

    Jul 25

• NFL

  Jul 25

  • All but one of 111 former NFL players had brain injury in study

    The study looked at the players from high school to pro levels.

    NFL

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Black seniors test reminiscing to guard against Alzheimer's

    Black seniors test if a stroll down memory lane might guard against mental decline, part of a growing effort to better study racial disparities in...

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Myanmar officials say 3 die of swine flu

    Health officials in Myanmar say the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, has killed three people out of 13 confirmed cases this month

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Trump to rally in Ohio as residents worry about health care

    President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Ohio on Tuesday as the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to open debate on legislation to repeal and...

    Jul 25

• Jul 24

  • McCain making dramatic Senate return for crucial health vote

    Sen. John McCain will return to the United States Senate for a make-or-break vote to repeal and replace 'Obamacare' Tuesday _ just days after getting...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Abortion opponents let Kentucky clinic buffer zone stand

    Abortion opponents have agreed to a federal restraining order that moves them off a patch of sidewalk in front of a Louisville clinic, the last one...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • The Latest: Abortion protesters OK letting buffer zone stand

    Abortion opponents have agreed to let a federal restraining order regarding a Kentucky clinic continue until it expires later this week

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Baby sitter pleads guilty in 8-month-old's medicine death

    An Ohio baby sitter who authorities say gave a fatal dose of Benadryl allergy medication to an 8-month-old boy has pleaded guilty to involuntary...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Family of brain-dead California girl fights to reverse death

    More than three years after a coroner declared a teen girl dead, a Northern California judge is deciding whether to revoke her death certificate at...

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Man killing self tells police: 'Hurry up,' I'm organ donor

    A Maine man told a 911 dispatcher he was killing himself and first responders needed "to hurry up" because he was an organ donor

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Spending money to save time may increase life satisfaction: Study

    An international study surveyed more than 6,000 women and men in four countries.

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Health care bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates

    Health care overhaul bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates in Louisiana

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • As fatal overdoses rise, pioneering police effort evolves

    A unique approach to combating the heroin scourge is evolving in the Massachusetts city where it began two years ago

    Jul 24

• Charlie Gard

  Jul 24

  • Charlie Gard parents drop legal fight, agree to let him die

    The parents of critically ill British baby Charlie Gard, whose battle to get him experimental treatment stirred international sympathy and...

    Charlie Gard

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • 'Motivated' podcast: Do juices, detoxes and cleanses work?

    Nutritionists Brooke Alpert and Keri Glassman weigh the regimens' pros and cons.

    Jul 24

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• Jul 24

  • Chris Gard says his son Charlie won't live to see his first birthday, which is less than two weeks away

    Chris Gard says his son Charlie won't live to see his first birthday, which is less than two weeks away

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Charlie Gard's father says too much time has elapsed in court battles to seek experimental treatment for him

    Charlie Gard's father says too much time has elapsed in court battles to seek experimental treatment for him

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Chris Gard says it is time to let their ill son Charlie go and "be with the angels.''

    Chris Gard says it is time to let their ill son Charlie go and "be with the angels.''

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Major uptick in poison control center calls over dietary supplements, study finds

    A study found a nearly 50 percent increase in such calls between 2005 and 2012.

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Baby Charlie Gard's mother tells Britain's High Court his parents "only wanted to give him a chance of life.''

    Baby Charlie Gard's mother tells Britain's High Court his parents "only wanted to give him a chance of life.''

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • HIV epidemic 'coming under control' in nation with top rate

    HIV epidemic 'coming under control' in country with world's highest rate, Swaziland: US

    Jul 24

• Jul 24

  • Girl's HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

    A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for 8 1/2 years after stopping anti-HIV medicines

    Jul 24

• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 23

  • Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown

    The Senate will move forward with a vote this week on a Republican health care bill but it's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to...

    Replacing Obamacare

    Jul 23

• Jul 23

  • Immigrant deaths in tractor-trailer highlight danger of heat

    Experts say the temperature inside a tractor-trailer where eight smuggled immigrants died and many others were left in dire health would have quickly...

    Jul 23

• Jul 23

  • Book about Nelson Mandela's medical treatment stirs dispute

    Some relatives of Nelson Mandela say a new book by a former military doctor that documents the South African leader's treatment before his 2013 death...

    Jul 23

• Jul 23

  • Charlie Gard protesters to rally as hospital reports threats

    Campaigners who want critically ill baby Charlies Gard to receive experimental treatment are planning a rally and prayer vigil as hospital officials...

    Jul 23

• Jul 22

  • Mixed signals from Trump White House on health care strategy

    Trump's mixed messages on "Obamacare" raise questions over White House strategy on health care

    Jul 22

• Jul 22

  • MSF says opening clinic is first step to new trauma hospital

    Doctors Without Borders says it is opening clinic in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan as a first step toward opening a new trauma hospital

    Jul 22

• Jul 21

  • Dems: Anti-abortion provisions in health bill in jeopardy

    Democrats say the Senate parliamentarian has added new complications to Republican hopes for their floundering health care bill

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• Jul 21

  • Veterans hospital under investigation adds interim leaders

    The Manchester VA Medical Center, under investigation after reports of substandard treatment and conditions, has appointed two more interim leaders

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season

    UN health agency, aid organization warn Yemen's cholera epidemic likely to worsen in the rainy season.

    Jul 21

• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 21

  • Doctors' group tells Senate to fix, not repeal 'Obamacare'

    The nation's largest doctors' group urged senators Friday to reject their efforts to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act and instead begin a...

    Replacing Obamacare

    Jul 21

• Charlie Gard

  Jul 21

  • Baby Charlie Gard's latest brain scan is 'sad reading'

    The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard have been told their son's latest brain scan results make for 'sad reading.'

    Charlie Gard

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Woman, granddaughter undergo successful kidney transplant

    Carol Graydon, 62, was found to be a perfect donor match for Wryn Graydon.

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Native Hawaiians not very healthy, first national study says

    A new government study finds that Native Hawaiians _ the descendants of Hawaii's original Polynesian settlers _ are in relatively poor health

    Jul 21

• Jul 21

  • Man loses 70 pounds after his poker buddies bet him $1M that he couldn't

    Walter Fisher opens up about the unique motivation for his drastic weight loss.

    Jul 21

• Jul 20

  • GOP leaders plan Tuesday health vote, it's an uphill climb

    Republicans leaders are pushing toward a Senate vote next week on resurrecting their nearly flat-lined health care bill

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • The Latest: Health care bill set for vote faces uphill climb

    Republicans leaders are pushing toward a Senate vote next week on resurrecting their nearly flat-lined health care bill

    Jul 20

• Jul 20

  • Judge weighs privacy in Utah prescription-drug database case

    A federal judge is weighing whether the Drug Enforcement Administration can access a Utah prescription-drug database without a warrant in a case that...

    Jul 20