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• May 20

  • Taiwan 'angry' over not being invited to WHO assembly

    Taiwan's health minister says the island feels "very angry" that it was not invited to the World Health Organization assembly in Geneva

    May 20

• May 20

  • Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday

    Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has...

    May 20

• May 20

  • Breath test can save money and catch cancer early

    This test is a cheaper and less invasive alternative to an upper endoscopy.

    May 20

• May 19

  • Congo says 3 new Ebola cases confirmed in large city

    Congo says 3 new confirmed Ebola cases in city of 1 million; vaccinations to start soon

    May 19

• May 19

  • Congo's health minister announces three new confirmed Ebola cases in city of 1 million

    Congo's health minister announces three new confirmed Ebola cases in city of 1 million

    May 19

• May 18

  • San Francisco to distribute addiction drug directly to users

    San Francisco's mayor plans to send medical teams to city streets to distribute a drug that curbs heroin cravings in opioid addicts

    May 18

• May 18

  • Correction: Hepatitis A-San Diego story

    Correction: Hepatitis A-San Diego story

    May 18

• May 18

  • Trump nominates acting VA secretary Wilkie for permanent job

    President Donald Trump says he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department

    May 18

• May 18

  • Woman admits having deadly toxin ricin at retirement home

    A 70-year-old woman accused of making the deadly toxin ricin and testing it on fellow residents at a Vermont retirement community has pleaded guilty...

    May 18

• May 18

  • After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UN

    Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the U.N. agency...

    May 18

• May 18

  • Prosecutors in Poland probe sewage dump into Baltic bay

    Prosecutors on Poland's Baltic coast have opened a probe into potential damage to the environment of the Bay of Gdansk after the sewage system in this...

    May 18

• May 18

  • Does chiropractic care help with lower back pain?

    A new study says chiropractic care and traditional treatment can ease back pain.

    May 18

• May 18

  • The Latest: WHO: Ebola in Congo not global health emergency

    The Latest: WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo not yet a global health emergency

    May 18

• May 18

  • Correction: Congo-Ebola story

    Correction: Congo-Ebola story

    May 18

• May 18

  • FDA approves preventative treatment for migraines

    The FDA has approved a once-monthly injection to help with migraine headaches.

    May 18

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• May 18

  • FDA approves preventative treatment for migraines

    The FDA has approved a once-monthly injection to help with migraine headaches.

    May 18

• May 17

  • Rule would take US funds from clinics discussing abortion

    The Trump administration is resurrecting a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally-funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with...

    May 17

• May 17

  • Report faults response to San Diego's Hepatitis A outbreak

    A San Diego County grand jury report faults local response to a recent hepatitis A epidemic and recommends improving lines of communication to prepare...

    May 17

• May 17

  • Latest: San Diego mayor sees lessons from hepatitis outbreak

    San Diego's mayor said he agrees with a county grand jury report that found lines of communication among authorities were lacking during the recent...

    May 17

• May 17

  • 'Major, major game-changer': Ebola spreads to big Congo city

    Congo's Ebola outbreak reports 1st confirmed urban case; 'a concerning development'

    May 17

• May 17

  • US approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migraines

    US regulators approve 1st drug designed to prevent chronic migraines

    May 17

• May 17

  • Time's up on women 'dying to deliver': COLUMN

    Our piece "Dying to Deliver" has generated a lot of attention.

    May 17

• May 17

  • Gov't approves $10B deal to overhaul VA medical records

    The government has signed a $10 billion deal to overhaul the electronic health records of millions of veterans

    May 17

• May 17

  • The Latest: Congo announces 11 new confirmed Ebola cases

    Congo's Ministry of Health has announced 11 new confirmed Ebola cases and two deaths tied to cases in the country's northwest

    May 17

• May 17

  • How to avoid the pesky bacteria lurking in public pools

    The mainstay of reducing outbreaks this summer: Watch your own behavior.

    May 17

• May 17

  • Doctor accused of keeping human fat in closet back at work

    A North Carolina doctor accused of reusing syringes and keeping human fat in plastic bags is back in business after her lawyer persuaded a judge that...

    May 17

• May 17

  • FDA names drugmakers accused of blocking cheaper generics

    U.S. drug regulators are publicizing information on brand-name drugmakers that use what government officials call "gaming tactics" to block cheaper...

    May 17

• May 17

  • Surgeon general: Most in US think opioid abuse is not local

    The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, says opioid abuse is a problem nationwide, but only a small percentage of Americans think it's an...

    May 17

• May 17

  • Young American smokers get half of their smoke through hookahs: Study

    Researchers surveyed more than 3,300 American adults aged 18 to 30.

    May 17

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• May 17

  • Young American smokers get half of their smoke through hookahs: Study

    Researchers surveyed more than 3,300 American adults aged 18 to 30.

    May 17

• May 17

  • Health officials: Stay out of the pool if you have diarrhea

    Health officials say hotel pools and hot tubs are a major source of the illnesses people get from swimming

    May 17

• May 17

  • Baby delivered from brain-damaged mother is OK, goes home

    Doctors in Poland say that a girl delivered prematurely by cesarean section from a brain-damaged mother and then treated in hospital for months, has...

    May 17

• May 17

  • AP Explains: Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo. What now?

    AP Explains: Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo, a city of more than 1 million. What now?

    May 17

• May 17

  • US births hit a 30-year low, despite good economy

    Last year saw the lowest number of U.S. births in 30 years, with birth rates declining not only for women in their teens and 20s but also women in...

    May 17

• May 17

  • Immediate threat of tainted romaine lettuce wilts as E.coli outbreak cause still unkn

    There were 172 reported cases of E.coli.

    May 17

• May 17

  • Baby switch at Montenegro hospital under investigation

    A hospital in Montenegro has launched an investigation after a family went home from the maternity ward with the wrong baby

    May 17

• May 17

  • Congo's health minister says Ebola has spread to a city, a worrying development in the country's northwest

    Congo's health minister says Ebola has spread to a city, a worrying development in the country's northwest

    May 17

• May 16

  • Judge to decide Florida ban on smokable medical marijuana

    A Florida circuit court judge will soon decide if patients approved to use medical marijuana will be allowed to smoke it

    May 16

• May 16

  • Any doctor on board? US surgeon general gives aid on plane

    Is there a doctor on board? No less than the U.S. surgeon general steps forward to help with medical emergency aboard a commercial flight

    May 16

• May 16

  • Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

    New research suggests that many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of...

    May 16

• May 16

  • House OKs expansion of private care at VA, budget crisis fix

    House votes to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the Veterans Affairs health system

    May 16

• May 16

  • FDA approves 1st nonopioid drug to ease withdrawal symptoms

    FDA approves 1st nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal symptoms

    May 16

• May 16

  • Stroke risk could be cut by adding anti-clot drug to aspirin, study finds

    Stroke risk may be cut by adding aspirin to daily medicine, study finds

    May 16

• May 16

  • Vermont positioned for cheaper Canadian prescription drugs

    Vermont has become the first state to create a program to import more affordable prescription drugs from Canada, but it's not clear whether it will...

    May 16

• May 16

  • Ohio city's last abortion clinic gets license, can resume

    The last abortion clinic in Toledo, Ohio, has been granted a license allowing it to resume performing most abortions

    May 16

• May 16

  • Romaine lettuce outbreak update: 172 sick in 32 states

    Health officials say nearly two dozen more cases of a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona have been reported

    May 16

• May 16

  • State to defend California law allowing life-ending drugs

    Advocates say the terminally ill may suffer unnecessarily after a judge threw out a California law that allows adults to obtain a prescription for...

    May 16

• May 16

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• May 16

  • A cancer screening flop: Few smokers seek free lung scans

    Less than 2 percent of those eligible for lung cancer screening have sought it

    May 16

• May 16

  • Appeals court refuses to toss Planned Parenthood video suit

    A U.S. appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood over videos that a group says show employees of the organization illegally...

    May 16