Latest Health Headlines

• Dec 18

  • California doctor accused of prescribing drugs in 5 deaths

    A Southern California doctor was arrested on charges of doling out drugs to patients he didn't examine and is alleged to have prescribed drugs to five...

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • Yemeni mom wins travel ban waiver to see dying son in US

    A Yemeni mother has won her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration's travel ban that would allow her to go to California to see her dying...

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • Assisted living facilities struggle to meet the needs of dementia patients

    Four out of 10 residents in assisted living facilities suffer from dementia.

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • To understand life expectancy fall, start in West Virginia

    West Virginia serves as harbinger of health woes: overdoses, suicides, obesity and sinking life expectancy

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • The germiest places to avoid while traveling over the holidays

    An expert shares where to sit and what to avoid doing while traveling.

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • AP analysis: Unemployment, income affect life expectancy

    New data from the National Center for Health Statistics show just how much your neighborhood can impact the length of your life

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • Romania maternity hospital hit by superbug to reopen

    Romania's health minister says a maternity hospital in the capital where 45 babies were diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug has been given the...

    Dec 18

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• Dec 18

  • What parents should know about the new test for your breast milk

    Lactation Lab claims to analyze the nutritional contents of a your breast milk.

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • How to protect against germs during holiday travel

    Dr. Nick Testa, chief medical officer at Dignity Health in Los Angeles, shares tips to use, from picking the right seat to talking less.

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• Dec 18

  • New warning issued on e-cigarettes and young people

    U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said "we must take action now" after a new report found a huge spike in the number of teens vaping.

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• Dec 18

  • US surgeon general warns of teen risks from e-cigarettes

    US surgeon general urges swift action to prevent nicotine addiction amid surge in teenage vaping

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • Student records '1 second of positivity' each day and the results will win your heart

    Morgan Newton said she felt her "lowest point" before creating the video.

    Dec 18

• Dec 18

  • Student records '1 second of positivity' each day and the results are amazing

    Morgan Newton, a sophomore at Howard University in Washington D.C., uploaded the compilation to Twitter.

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• Dec 17

  • Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says

    Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released, but only when grades arrive on Friday, a study in Florida suggests

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • Everything’s bigger in Texas, including health problems

    Many Texans struggle to get care and pay bills.

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • What is Rift Valley fever?

    Rift Valley fever is a mosquito-borne disease that poses a risk to unborn children, much like the Zika virus.

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• Dec 17

  • Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on it

    A startup is trying to shake up the health insurance industry with on-demand coverage

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on it

    A startup is trying to shake up the health insurance industry with on-demand coverage

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • Doctors urged to increase depression screening for pregnant women and new moms

    The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging doctors to increase screenings.

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • The Future of Medicine

    An in-depth look at the cutting edge technologies changing medicine, including shining a light on maternal mortality.

    Dec 17

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• Dec 17

  • Vaping use skyrockets among kids, report finds

    ABC News' Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares what parents should know about the report's findings, including that more than one million teenagers are vaping...

    Dec 17

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• Dec 17

  • Most teen drug use is down, but officials fret vaping boom

    Twice as many high school students are using nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes compared with last year

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • Female journalists shine a light on the sometimes-deadly process of giving birth

    Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports.

    Dec 17

• Dec 17

  • Texas judge rules Obamacare 'unconstitutional'

    This ruling now may put the healthcare for millions of Americans in jeopardy, as President Donald Trump applauded the decision and Democrats condemned...

    Dec 17

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• Dec 17

  • Teen vaping on the rise as use of other substances remains steady or declines: Survey

    There was a drastic increase in teen vaping between 2017 and 2018.

    Dec 17

• Dec 16

  • Higher percentage of California pot passing safety tests

    But questions remain after closing of lab found to be falsifying test results.

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • Higher percentage of California pot passing safety tests

    Higher percentage of California marijuana products clear safety tests but questions remain after sudden closing of lab the state found was falsifying...

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • When drinking to overcome social anxiety backfires the next day

    People who drink to overcome social anxiety may experience a rebound effect.

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • Insider Q&A: CVS Health CEO seeks bigger role in your care

    CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo seeks bigger role in your care with Aetna acquisition

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • Judge's ruling on 'Obamacare' poses new problems for GOP

    GOP faces new problems with health care policy after judge's ruling against 'Obamacare'

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • 4 die in crash of Portuguese medical emergency helicopter

    Portuguese authorities say four people have died when a helicopter in the country's medical emergency service crashed

    Dec 16

• Dec 16

  • New figures show fewer Mormons in Utah's biggest county

    New figures show that fewer than half of the residents in Salt Lake County belong to the Mormon church, a significant milestone that illustrates how...

    Dec 16

• Dec 15

  • Ruling to strike down health law puts GOP in a quandary

    A ruling by a federal judge in Texas declaring the Obama health law unconstitutional has landed Republicans in a political quandary.

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire

    All evacuation orders have been lifted in Paradise more than a month after a devastating wildfire that wiped out the Northern California town

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Frequent sex associated with greater enjoyment of life for men, but not women: Study

    The study included almost 7,000 people, ages 50 to 89, in England.

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Scientists getting ahead of Rift Valley fever after learning from Zika epidemic

    Hoping to prevent another epidemic, scientists are working on Rift Valley fever.

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage

    Saturday is the deadline for ACA health law coverage in most of the country

    Dec 15

• Dec 14

  • Federal judge in Texas rules Obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional

    Federal judge in Texas rules Obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Court: Testimony from OxyContin maker must be unsealed

    A Kentucky appeals court says the secret testimony from a former president of one of the world's largest manufacturers of dangerously addictive opioid...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • J&J hammered by report it knew of asbestos in baby powder

    Johnson & Johnson reels on media report that it knew for decades about asbestos in its baby powder

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Alaska groups sue EPA to enforce clean air law in Fairbanks

    Three Alaska groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for a fourth time, claiming the agency has not enforced federal clean air law in...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • More schools are starting classes later to let students sleep

    A new study out of Seattle found that students who started school later were in better health and performed better on school work.

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• Dec 14

  • More schools are starting classes later to let students sleep

    Adequate sleep has been linked to better health and performance in school.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce traced to California farm

    There have been 59 reported cases connected to the outbreak.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Priest crisscrosses US performing random acts of kindness

    Three years after the pope appointed Father Jim Sichko to a fleet of Catholic missionaries tasked with spreading joy throughout the world the...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • 'Young miracle:' Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreak

    Congo's health ministry calls the baby the youngest survivor of the outbreak.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • How a breakthrough new fertility test offers hope for families struggling to conceive

    The test looks at the DNA of the mother to find the optimal time to conceive.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • How a breakthrough new fertility test offers hope for families struggling to conceive

    The test looks at the DNA of the mother to find the optimal time to conceive.

    Dec 14

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• Dec 14

  • Fentanyl driving increase in drug overdose deaths

    A new federal report shows the astonishing pace in which fentanyl rose to become the drug associated with the most overdose deaths in the United...

    Dec 14

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