Latest Health Headlines

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  • UK offers prescription for loneliness, no drugs involved

    Doctors in England will be able to write prescriptions for cooking classes and walking groups by 2023 as part of the government's effort to combat...

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• 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

  • 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

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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...

    Oct 11

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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

• Oct 10

  • More than 100 pot shops set to open as Canada legalizes weed

    More than 100 licensed pot shops are expected to open next week when Canada becomes the second and largest nation to legalize the adult use of...

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Your pharmacist can now try to save you money on drug prices, with 'gag orders' gone

    President Trump is scheduled to sign bills banning "gag orders" in contracts.

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Doctors give Medicare's proposal to pay for telemedicine poor prognosis

    Trump wants Medicare doctors to be reimbursed for check-in calls.

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • 'The View' hosts get candid about 'going through it' on World Mental Health Day

    "We have to become stewards of each other," Whoopi Goldberg said.

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Trump trashes Democrats' Medicare for All plan in op-ed

    President Donald Trump is stepping up his attack on Democrats over a health care proposal called Medicare for All

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • Top French court nixes ruling on faulty breast implants

    France's highest court overturned on Wednesday an appeals court ruling that would have required some 1,700 women around the world to pay back...

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • The Latest: French court overturns breast implant ruling

    France's highest court has overturned an appeals court ruling that required around 1,700 women around the world to pay back compensation they received...

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • What to know about rare disease causing partial paralysis in children

    The UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has confirmed three children are receiving treatment for a rare neurological disease that can lead to...

    Oct 10

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• Oct 10

  • Hong Kong to ban e-cigarettes, other new smoking products

    Hong Kong plans to ban e-cigarettes and other new smoking products

    Oct 10

• Oct 10

  • For World Mental Health Day, here are 6 easy ways to prioritize your mental health

    From working out to getting more sleep, you have the power to self-care.

    Oct 10

• Oct 9

  • Children partially paralyzed: Facts on acute flaccid myelitis

    There's a rare side effect of some viruses that's been making headlines.

    Oct 9

• Oct 9

  • The doctor is out: Many millennials choose convenient clinics over doctor's offices

    The ‘going to the doctor’ phenomenon is fading away, one 23-year-old said.

    Oct 9

• Oct 9

  • Justices reject appeal of Kavanaugh environmental ruling

    The Supreme Court is declining to review an environmental ruling written by Brett Kavanaugh in his former role as an appeals court judge

    Oct 9

• Oct 9

  • 'Dear Evan Hansen' creators talk turning the award-winning musical into a book

    The playwrights said they hope the book will be a resource for parents, teens.

    Oct 9

• Oct 9

  • Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' creators create novel for teens tackling anxiety

    Benj Pasek and Justin Paul said they created a book inspired by the hit musical to offer resources for teens and parents to tackle tough topics like...

    Oct 9

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• Oct 9

  • Is hand sanitizer or hand-washing more effective for young children?

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what parents should know about a new study that found young children who cleaned their hands with sanitizer instead of...

    Oct 9

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• Oct 9

  • This trampoline workout will make you feel like a kid again

    Take your workout to the next level at trampoLEAN in New York City.

    Oct 9

• Oct 9

  • This trampoline workout will make you feel like a kid again

    Take your workout to the next level at trampoLEAN in New York City.

    Oct 9

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• Oct 8

  • Here are 10 common myths about HPV

    About 14 million are infected with HPV every year in the U.S.

    Oct 8