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  • US experts: Medicines for opioid addiction vastly underused

    U.S. medical advisers say medications to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused

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• Mar 20

  • Lawsuit: Vanderbilt hospital operated on wrong kidney

    A Tennessee woman says Vanderbilt University Medical Center operated on the wrong kidney during her surgery in what federal officials call a "never...

    Mar 20

• Mar 20

  • Officials: Temple mumps outbreak swells to 67 likely cases

    Philadelphia health officials say they've now believe 67 people have contracted mumps at Temple University

    Mar 20

• Mar 19

  • Officials: Air is safe near Houston-area petrochemical fire

    Houston authorities are assuring residents that there are no measureable air-quality problems from a petrochemical plant fire despite a huge black...

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds

    Scientists say smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by about five times

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man's cancer

    A jury in federal court in San Francisco has concluded that Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • The Latest: Alaska crash searchers find more plane debris

    The owner of an air ambulance that disappeared in Alaska with three people on board says searchers have found its tail assembly, propeller blades and...

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • New medication could help moms with postpartum depression

    One in nine mothers suffers from postpartum depression, according to the CDC.

    Mar 19

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  • Lawmakers ponder meds to help ease withdrawal in lockups

    New York is the latest state to consider making medication treatments such as methadone available to all prison and jail inmates addicted to opioids

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • Chronic loneliness could shorten life expectancy, researchers say

    Researchers in Michigan found consistent feelings of loneliness were present in about 1/3 of people age 50-80.

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• Mar 19

  • Haven't heard from your doctor? An employment contract could be the reason

    Contracts with so-called restrictive covenants are now common in medicine.

    Mar 19

• Mar 19

  • UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is 'irresponsible'

    Experts: Gene editing for human reproduction is 'irresponsible'

    Mar 19

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  • Apple Watch can help doctors diagnose atrial fibrillation

    A study found people alerted had an 84 percent chance of atrial fibrillation.

    Mar 19

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  • Wendy Williams reveals she is living in 'sober house'

    Wendy Williams says she's living in a "sober house" because of addiction struggles

    Mar 19

• Mar 18

  • Educational and social disparities in women with male twins: Study

    There are an increasing number of twin births in the U.S. Is that concerning?

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• Mar 18

  • Groups want trial to allow non-doctors to perform abortions

    The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of abortion providers say a federal court should hold a trial about their call to strike a 40-year-old...

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Anti-abortion bill clears Georgia Senate committee

    Pro-abortion protesters chanted "shame" as a Georgia Senate committee approved a measure that would ban most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is...

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Baltimore mayor quits hospital system board over book sales

    Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has stepped down from the University of Maryland Medical System's board of directors days after it came to light that...

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Aspirin: The controversy and new guidelines

    Aspirin is helpful for some, but not all.

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Group with consumer-friendly vibe pushes drugmakers' message

    As Congress and the Trump administration aim to curb spiraling drug costs, outside groups like the Alliance for Patient Access are raising their...

    Mar 18

• Mar 18

  • Group with consumer-friendly vibe pushes drugmakers' message

    As Congress and the Trump administration aim to curb spiraling drug costs, outside groups like the Alliance for Patient Access are raising their...

    Mar 18

• Mar 17

  • Everything you should know about blue-light-blocking glasses

    Blue-light-blocking glasses may help reduce eye strain from looking at screens.

    Mar 17

• Mar 17

  • Mitt Romney was sick when he blew out candles: Does that help avoid spread of germs?

    Mitt Romney said he blew out each candle one by one because he was sick.

    Mar 17

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  • Veterans court may be collateral damage in immigration fight

    A veterans court and 40 other specialty courts in Oregon risk losing federal funding because of the state's sanctuary policies

    Mar 17

• Mar 17

  • Different approaches to recognizing loneliness in the elderly

    Experts agree that a one-size-fits-all approach won't work.

    Mar 17

• Mar 16

  • Newer heart valves may let more people avoid surgery

    Studies suggest newer heart valves can let many people avoid surgery

    Mar 16

• Mar 15

  • EPA bans consumer use of deadly paint stripper, in rare step

    The Environmental Protection Agency is banning consumer sales of a deadly paint stripper after personal appeals by families of men killed by the...

    Mar 15

• Mar 15

  • More charges in $50M state benefits prescription drug probe

    Authorities say a police officer and three firefighters are among seven people recently charged in a $50 million prescription drug scheme that has...

    Mar 15

• Mar 15

  • 7 more charged with state benefits drug prescription scheme

    Authorities say a police officer and three firefighters are among seven people recently charged in a $50 million prescription drug scheme that has...

    Mar 15

• Mar 14

  • Surgeon denies posting homophobic comments on social media

    A prominent gender-reassignment surgeon resigned from a University of Miami clinic after he was accused of posting photos of patients' genitalia with...

    Mar 14

• Mar 14

  • Butterball recalls ground turkey after 4 salmonella cases

    Butterball LLC is voluntarily recalling more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate...

    Mar 14

• Mar 14

  • Jury awards woman $29 million in Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit

    The company has 11,000 lawsuits related to asbestos-tinged baby powder pending.

    Mar 14

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  • 25 nurses cited over high doses for patients who died

    Ohio officials are pursuing potential discipline against 25 nurses accused of failing to question an intensive-care doctor's orders for excessive...

    Mar 14

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  • Attacks could reverse gains in Congo's Ebola fight, says WHO

    The director-general of the World Health Organization says recent attacks on Ebola treatment centers in Congo threaten to reverse the gains that have...

    Mar 14

• Mar 14

  • WHO: Attacks could reverse gains in Congo's Ebola fight

    WHO: Attacks on Ebola treatment centers could reverse gains in Congo's fight against virus

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  • California jury awards $29M in baby powder cancer case

    A California jury has awarded $29 million to a woman who claimed her terminal cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson baby powder

    Mar 14

• Mar 13

  • Bill passes to ban abortions based on gender, disability

    Kentucky's Republican-led legislature passes a bill that would ban abortion for women seeking to end their pregnancies because of the gender, race or...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • How Eli Lilly’s new generic insulin could impact prices across the market

    The list price is $137.35 per vial.

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects immediate opioid trial delay

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court Thursday rejected drugmakers' request to immediately postpone the May start of a trial in a lawsuit that accuses the...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • States weigh bans on shackling jailed moms during childbirth

    Utah and at least three other states are weighing bans on shackling incarcerated women during childbirth, a practice that inmate advocates say is...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • Kansas conservatives vote to condemn New York's abortion law

    Kansas lawmakers have condemned New York's new law protecting abortion rights in a statement that will be sent to every New York legislator and its...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • The Latest: Oklahoma court: No immediate opioid trial delay

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request by drugmakers to immediately postpone the May start of a trial in a lawsuit that accuses the...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy

    The company that made billions selling OxyContin says it is considering bankruptcy protection as trial dates for opioid lawsuits get closer

    Mar 13

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  • Ohio 'heartbeat' abortion ban moves closer to becoming law

    The Republican-led Ohio Senate has again passed a measure to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • US health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes

    U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products...

    Mar 13

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  • Mystery infections traced to blood-shedding religious ritual

    Researchers say they have traced a cluster of rare infections to blood-shedding religious rituals

    Mar 13

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  • Gluten, lactose in drugs? Study raises questions about risk

    Report says pills can have extra ingredients like gluten, lactose or dyes that may cause problems for certain patients

    Mar 13

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  • Hospital reviews 48 nurses, pharmacists over dosages, deaths

    The Ohio hospital system where an intensive-care doctor is accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of patients says it has put more...

    Mar 13

• Mar 13

  • Scientists back temporary global ban on gene-edited babies

    An international group of scientists and ethicists is calling for a temporary global ban on making babies with edited genes

    Mar 13