Latest Health Headlines

• Oct 16

  • 62 cases of AFM, the polio-like illness, confirmed across 22 states: CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated reported AFM cases.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Drugmakers funnel millions to lawmakers; a few dozen get $100,000-plus

    Before the midterm heated up, dozens of drugmakers had already given millions.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics

    New research suggests obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Melania Trump to focus on opioids, newborns in hospital tour

    First lady Melania Trump will travel to Philadelphia to meet with families of children who were affected by exposure to opioids while in the womb

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Breast cancer disparities: Why do black women have worse breast cancer outcomes?

    Breast cancer disproportionately affects some groups more than others.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Teacher overcome with emotion as former student reveals she's giving him her kidney

    The tearful moment was captured on video.

    Oct 16

• Oct 16

  • Teacher overcome with emotion as former student reveals she's giving him her kidney

    Lindsay Arnold Wenrich revealed she would be donating her kidney to her former English teacher, George Labecki, after he posted on Facebook asking for...

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• Oct 15

  • US wants drug prices in TV ads: 'Patients deserve to know'

    US wants drug prices included in TV ads: 'Patients deserve to know'

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Arkansas drops 4,100 more from Medicaid over work rule

    Arkansas has nearly doubled the number of people removed from its expanded Medicaid program over a new work requirement that's the subject of a...

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Insurer Anthem will pay record $16M for massive data breach

    Insurer Anthem agrees to pay $16 million in data breach that exposed sensitive information of 79 million people

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • The Latest: US wants drugmakers to put prices in TV ads

    Federal government wants drugmakers to disclose list price of prescription drugs in TV commercials

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • 7 companies, 4 men charged in $1B telemedicine fraud scheme

    Federal prosecutors say seven companies and four men are charged in a $1 billion telemedicine fraud scheme that deceived tens of thousands of patients...

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Ann Curry to host TV show to solve medical mysteries

    Former 'Today' show anchor Ann Curry has signed on to host a new series that attempts to solve medical mysteries by finding patients and doctors who...

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Trans teen on sharing the final steps of her transition: gender confirmation surgery

    This past June, Jazz Jennings underwent her gender confirmation surgery.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • WHO convenes emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreak

    WHO convenes emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreak as rate of new cases has doubled

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Unvaccinated child dies from flu in Florida

    A child in Florida who wasn't vaccinated has died from getting the flu.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Does pregnant Meghan Markle need to worry about Zika? Here's what the CDC recommends

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed the pregnancy before their foreign tour.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • As US suicide rates rise, Hispanics show relative immunity

    Support from family and community appear to shield Latinos.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care

    Government report: Low-income people in states that haven't expanded Medicaid much more likely to forgo care

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • AP-NORC Poll: Many caregivers neglecting their own health

    AP-NORC Poll: Many caregivers skip their own checkups in health care balancing act

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • UK offers prescription for loneliness, no drugs involved

    Doctors will be able to prescribe cooking classes and walking groups.

    Oct 15

• Oct 15

  • Democratic candidates focus on health care as midterms near

    Democrats focus on health care as top issue to close out midterm campaigns

    Oct 15

• Oct 14

  • New strategy: Democrats go all-in on health care in midterms

    President Donald Trump may be the impetus for Democratic anger that is powering the midterm elections, but the Democrats' top issue isn't the...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Guards, inmates ally against state in radon-exposure cases

    Guards and inmates at a Connecticut prison are on the same side of a legal fight against the state over radon

    Oct 14

• Oct 13

  • Fatal police shootings 40% more likely in states with higher gun ownership

    The U.S. Constitution’s second amendment gives us the “right to bear arms,” but what if having a gun for protection is actually putting you more at...

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo

    Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo; the case of the runaway hearse

    Oct 13

• Oct 13

  • Selena Gomez reportedly seeking mental health treatment

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses mental health stigmas and shares takeaways from the Global Summit on Mental Health Culture Change.

    Oct 13

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• Oct 13

  • My son was finally diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis, now I need more answers

    The recently named disease can mimic the symptoms of polio.

    Oct 13

• Oct 12

  • Congo reports 5 new Ebola deaths; UN worker is infected

    Congo reports 5 new Ebola deaths; UN peacekeeping mission staffer is infected

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Screen time overload: How media multitasking can affect our perception of others

    Using too many screens at once might affect how you approach social situations.

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Widower takes ban on military injury claims to Supreme Court

    Rebekah Daniel bled to death within hours of childbirth

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Slight increase in Medicare's outpatient 'Part B' premium

    Medicare 'Part B' premium for outpatient care will rise by just $1.50 a month next year

    Oct 12

• Oct 12

  • Lilly is raising awareness for metastatic breast cancer

    Miro Sorvino and Anna Kaiser teach "GMA" how to do the "Thriver" yoga routine for metastatic breast cancer awareness. Learn more at the MoreForMBC...

    Oct 12

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• Oct 12

  • Child hunger 'serious' in India while its economy grows fast

    A global hunger index has been released showing about 20 percent of Indian children under age 5 suffer from acute under-nutrition in the same week the...

    Oct 12

• Oct 11

  • Thousands of young US children get no vaccines, survey finds

    Worried health officials say a small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • What to know about pre-existing condition protections in the fight over healthcare

    Republicans and Democrats disagree about whether the protections will continue.

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Abortion clinic, other groups seeking $1.5M from Kentucky

    Kentucky's only abortion clinic and two groups are asking for almost $1.5 million in legal costs from the state after winning a federal case over the...

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Some users find help by opiate substitute on black market: 'What normal feels like'

    There is a black market for buprenorphin, an approved drug for opioid addiction.

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Social Security checks will grow in 2019 as inflation rises

    Tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries and other retirees can expect a 2.8 percent increase in benefits next year as inflation edges higher

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Children's mental health suffers after disasters like Michael: How to help

    Here are some signs of trauma in children and how to help.

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Lilly is raising awareness about metastatic breast cancer

    Mira Sorvino and Anna Kaiser teach "GMA" how to do the "Thriver" yoga routine for metastatic breast cancer awareness. Learn more at the MoreForMBC...

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• Oct 11

  • More homeopathic products made in N. Carolina recalled

    Contamination at a North Carolina-based homeopathic manufacturer has led to further recalls

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September

    Rate of new Ebola cases doubles since September as Congo rebel violence disrupts work

    Oct 11

• Oct 11

  • Doctors say refugees banished to Nauru are suicidal

    Humanitarian medical professionals expelled from Nauru say asylum seekers that Australia banished to the tiny Pacific atoll were suicidal and their...

    Oct 11

• Oct 10

  • California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award

    A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion's share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto...

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Senate Dems lose health care vote, hope it's campaign fodder

    Senate Democrats lose a health care vote but hope they've gained ammunition on an issue they say will help in November midterm elections

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Finding answers for patients with rarest of rare diseases

    Some patients with mysterious symptoms get answers through a network of hospitals that tackle the rarest of rare diseases

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Trump signs bills to help patients stop overpaying for drugs

    President Donald Trump has signed into law two bills that would allow pharmacists to tell consumers when paying cash would be cheaper than using...

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • California judge says she will order a new trial for cancer-stricken man awarded $289 million in Roundup case

    California judge says she will order a new trial for cancer-stricken man awarded $289 million in Roundup case

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Planned Parenthood launches plan to protect abortion access

    Planned Parenthood has launched a campaign to protect access to abortion as much as possible even if the Supreme Court, now joined by conservative...

    Oct 10