Latest Health Headlines

• Dec 9

  • More than half of California nursing homes try to avoid new staffing laws

    The new regulations require more time spent caring for patients directly.

    Dec 9

• Dec 9

  • After marijuana helps patriarch with Alzheimer's, his family pushes for more research

    The Spier Family Foundation is funding research into the benefits of marijuana.

    Dec 9

• Dec 9

  • UK nerve agent survivor fears poison will soon kill him

    A British man who was exposed to the deadly nerve agent Novichok says he is struggling with his eyesight and mobility, and fears the poison will kill...

    Dec 9

• Dec 9

  • Nobel peace winners demand action against sex abuse

    One of the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says the attention the prize has drawn to sexual violence against women in war zones must be...

    Dec 9

• Dec 9

  • Plant a tree: Milan's ambitious plans to be cleaner, greener

    The color for Italy's fashion capital now is gray _ due to its stone buildings and polluted skies _ but Milan is embarking on a new plan to go green,...

    Dec 9

• Dec 9

  • Italian police probing deadly stampede find pepper spray can

    Italian police investigating a disco stampede have found a pepper spray can

    Dec 9

• Dec 8

  • Ho, ho, ho -- don't eat raw cookie dough: CDC

    With the holidays upon us, the CDC has a warning for cookie dough lovers.

    Dec 8

• Dec 8

  • Asian longhorned tick is a growing threat in the US, but it's not the main threat

    The tick is capable of reproducing up to 2,000 offspring without a mate.

    Dec 8

• Dec 8

  • New study shows alarmingly low rates of metabolic health

    The study looked at blood glucose, triglycerides, HDL, blood pressure, and waist circumference among Americans.

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• Dec 7

  • Medical marijuana user, 78, evicted from subsidized housing

    A man who uses a wheelchair and takes marijuana for back pain has been evicted from his federally subsidized apartment in upstate New York

    Dec 7

• Dec 7

  • Correction: Cheaper EpiPen Rival story

    Correction: Cheaper EpiPen Rival story

    Dec 7

• Dec 7

  • UNAIDS found in 'crisis' after sex harassment claims

    Independent experts looking into allegations of sexual harassment inside UNAIDS says the U.N agency's leadership is "in crisis" and says it should...

    Dec 7

• Dec 7

  • Ebola spreads to major Congo city as vaccines a concern

    Health experts worry whether the stock of an experimental vaccines are enough.

    Dec 7

• Dec 7

  • Chile court declares abortion regulation unconstitutional

    Chile's Constitutional Court has thrown out a regulation that prohibited some private hospitals and clinics from refusing to perform legal abortions

    Dec 7

• Dec 6

  • Generic drugmaker to sell alternative to EpiPen injectors

    Generic drugmaker Sandoz to sell prefilled syringe alternative to EpiPen emergency allergy medication

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Secondhand smoke still a problem for Americans: CDC

    Fifty-eight million Americans are still exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a new report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. ...

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Groups sue to block medical marijuana compromise in Utah

    Advocacy groups in Utah sued to block a compromise agreement legalizing medical marijuana, accusing the Mormon church of unconstitutional interference...

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Baby ibuprofen recalled from Walmart, CVS, Family Dollar

    Tris Pharma voluntarily recalled the medication.

    Dec 6

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• Dec 6

  • Nobel laureates: Despite progress, cancer won't be wiped out

    The winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades although...

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Surgeon General: Federal drug classification needs changes

    U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has told police officers from across the country that he believes the nation's classification system for illegal...

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Seniors outraged over cuts to health insurance gym program

    UnitedHealthcare is dropping its SilverSneakers program, an optional benefit.

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Michigan marking 1st day for legal, recreational pot

    Michigan is officially the first Midwestern state to allow recreational pot.

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Apple Watch has new features to detect heart problems, monitor falls

    The company is signaling a move toward preventive health.

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Obama health law sign-ups lagging for 2019

    Obama health law sign-ups lag for 2019; number of new customers down about 18 percent

    Dec 6

• Dec 6

  • Dutch court refuses to order criminal tobacco investigation

    A Dutch appeals court has refused to order public prosecutors to open a criminal investigation against tobacco companies, in a major setback for...

    Dec 6

• Dec 5

  • Organ transplants, but only for the financially healthy

    Nearly all U.S. transplant centers require patients to prove they can pay.

    Dec 5

• Dec 5

  • Without tax penalty, millions consider dropping health insurance

    A provision in last year’s Republican tax bill repeals the Obamacare tax penalty

    Dec 5

• Dec 5

  • Once conjoined, Florida twins heading home after 7 surgeries

    Jesi and Remi Pitre are coming home in separate car seats seven months after they were born conjoined at the belly

    Dec 5

• Dec 4

  • Utah patients can use medical pot; but concerns still loom

    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a compromise agreement that guaranteed legalization of medical marijuana but has sparked concern that it...

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • In a medical first, baby born from a deceased donor uterus transplant

    The birth followed ten similar, unsuccessful attempts, the study authors said.

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • 1st baby born using uterus transplanted from deceased donor

    Brazilian doctors report world's first baby using a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • More US beef being recalled over salmonella fears

    A recall of raw beef recall is being expanded to include another 5 million pounds of products

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • Italy's health minister sacks public health advisers

    Italy's health minister has removed 30 doctors and scientists from the ministry's public health advisory committee as part of the "government of...

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • South Florida girl in need of rare blood to fight cancer

    A worldwide search is on to find donors of a rare blood type to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl who is battling cancer

    Dec 4

• Dec 4

  • CBD is the latest wellness trend, but does it work?

    Cannabidiol is extracted from Cannabis sativa plant and doesn't produce a high.

    Dec 4

• Dec 3

  • Health chief: Pediatric deaths show communication problem

    New Jersey's health commissioner says high-level officials need to be notified earlier when there's a virus outbreak like the one that led to the...

    Dec 3

• Dec 3

  • Blood pressure medication recall: What you need to know

    This is the third recall for this type of medication in 2018.

    Dec 3

• Dec 3

  • WHO says it can fight Ebola outbreak despite US withdrawal

    WHO says it can fight Ebola outbreak in Congo despite withdrawal of US experts over safety concerns

    Dec 3

• Dec 3

  • APNewsBreak: Assaults increase at Washington mental hospital

    Interviews and public records obtained by The Associated Press show assaults by patients at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital are on the...

    Dec 3

• Dec 3

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• Dec 3

  • Holiday shopping: The best toys for kids make use of their imaginations, not a screen

    The AAP recently recommended a more hands-on approach to playtime for kids.

    Dec 3