Latest Health Headlines

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  • Trump says upcoming health vote is GOP's chance to keep vow

    Ahead of a vote in Senate, a peeved President Donald Trump is browbeating Republican opponents of his party's reeling health care bill

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  • Abortion opponents let Kentucky clinic buffer zone stand

    Abortion opponents have agreed to a federal restraining order that moves them off a patch of sidewalk in front of a Louisville clinic, the last one...

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  • The Latest: Abortion protesters OK letting buffer zone stand

    Abortion opponents have agreed to let a federal restraining order regarding a Kentucky clinic continue until it expires later this week

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  • Baby sitter pleads guilty in 8-month-old's medicine death

    An Ohio baby sitter who authorities say gave a fatal dose of Benadryl allergy medication to an 8-month-old boy has pleaded guilty to involuntary...

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  • Family of brain-dead California girl fights to reverse death

    More than three years after a coroner declared a teen girl dead, a Northern California judge is deciding whether to revoke her death certificate at...

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• Jul 24

  • Man killing self tells police: 'Hurry up,' I'm organ donor

    A Maine man told a 911 dispatcher he was killing himself and first responders needed "to hurry up" because he was an organ donor

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  • Spending money to save time may increase life satisfaction: Study

    An international study surveyed more than 6,000 women and men in four countries.

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  • Health care bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates

    Health care overhaul bill could quash furlough plan for sick inmates in Louisiana

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  • As fatal overdoses rise, pioneering police effort evolves

    A unique approach to combating the heroin scourge is evolving in the Massachusetts city where it began two years ago

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• Charlie Gard

  Jul 24

  • Charlie Gard parents drop legal fight, agree to let him die

    The parents of critically ill British baby Charlie Gard, whose battle to get him experimental treatment stirred international sympathy and...

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• Jul 24

  • 'Motivated' podcast: Do juices, detoxes and cleanses work?

    Nutritionists Brooke Alpert and Keri Glassman weigh the regimens' pros and cons.

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  • Chris Gard says his son Charlie won't live to see his first birthday, which is less than two weeks away

    Chris Gard says his son Charlie won't live to see his first birthday, which is less than two weeks away

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  • Charlie Gard's father says too much time has elapsed in court battles to seek experimental treatment for him

    Charlie Gard's father says too much time has elapsed in court battles to seek experimental treatment for him

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  • Chris Gard says it is time to let their ill son Charlie go and "be with the angels.''

    Chris Gard says it is time to let their ill son Charlie go and "be with the angels.''

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  • Major uptick in poison control center calls over dietary supplements, study finds

    A study found a nearly 50 percent increase in such calls between 2005 and 2012.

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  • Baby Charlie Gard's mother tells Britain's High Court his parents "only wanted to give him a chance of life.''

    Baby Charlie Gard's mother tells Britain's High Court his parents "only wanted to give him a chance of life.''

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  • HIV epidemic 'coming under control' in nation with top rate

    HIV epidemic 'coming under control' in country with world's highest rate, Swaziland: US

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  • Girl's HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

    A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for 8 1/2 years after stopping anti-HIV medicines

    Jul 24

• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 23

  • Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown

    The Senate will move forward with a vote this week on a Republican health care bill but it's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to...

    Replacing Obamacare

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• Jul 23

  • Immigrant deaths in tractor-trailer highlight danger of heat

    Experts say the temperature inside a tractor-trailer where eight smuggled immigrants died and many others were left in dire health would have quickly...

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  • Book about Nelson Mandela's medical treatment stirs dispute

    Some relatives of Nelson Mandela say a new book by a former military doctor that documents the South African leader's treatment before his 2013 death...

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  • Charlie Gard protesters to rally as hospital reports threats

    Campaigners who want critically ill baby Charlies Gard to receive experimental treatment are planning a rally and prayer vigil as hospital officials...

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• Jul 22

  • Mixed signals from Trump White House on health care strategy

    Trump's mixed messages on "Obamacare" raise questions over White House strategy on health care

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• Jul 22

  • MSF says opening clinic is first step to new trauma hospital

    Doctors Without Borders says it is opening clinic in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan as a first step toward opening a new trauma hospital

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• Jul 21

  • Dems: Anti-abortion provisions in health bill in jeopardy

    Democrats say the Senate parliamentarian has added new complications to Republican hopes for their floundering health care bill

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  • Preemie home after Cancun hospital allegedly extorted over $30K from family

    Baby Beckham Ralph has returned home to Martinsville, Indiana, after Hospiten Cancun in Cancun, Mexico, allegedly pressured the family for $30,000 in...

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• Jul 21

  • Veterans hospital under investigation adds interim leaders

    The Manchester VA Medical Center, under investigation after reports of substandard treatment and conditions, has appointed two more interim leaders

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  • UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season

    UN health agency, aid organization warn Yemen's cholera epidemic likely to worsen in the rainy season.

    Jul 21

• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 21

  • Doctors' group tells Senate to fix, not repeal 'Obamacare'

    The nation's largest doctors' group urged senators Friday to reject their efforts to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act and instead begin a...

    Replacing Obamacare

    Jul 21

• Charlie Gard

  Jul 21

  • Baby Charlie Gard's latest brain scan is 'sad reading'

    The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard have been told their son's latest brain scan results make for 'sad reading.'

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• Jul 21

  • Woman, granddaughter undergo successful kidney transplant

    Carol Graydon, 62, was found to be a perfect donor match for Wryn Graydon.

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  • Native Hawaiians not very healthy, first national study says

    A new government study finds that Native Hawaiians _ the descendants of Hawaii's original Polynesian settlers _ are in relatively poor health

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  • Man loses 70 pounds after his poker buddies bet him $1M that he couldn't

    Walter Fisher opens up about the unique motivation for his drastic weight loss.

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• Jul 20

  • GOP leaders plan Tuesday health vote, it's an uphill climb

    Republicans leaders are pushing toward a Senate vote next week on resurrecting their nearly flat-lined health care bill

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  • The Latest: Health care bill set for vote faces uphill climb

    Republicans leaders are pushing toward a Senate vote next week on resurrecting their nearly flat-lined health care bill

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  • Judge weighs privacy in Utah prescription-drug database case

    A federal judge is weighing whether the Drug Enforcement Administration can access a Utah prescription-drug database without a warrant in a case that...

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  • For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation

    For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation; growing efforts to provide free pads

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  • Despite cancer diagnosis, McCain says, 'I'll be back soon'

    Sen. John McCain is battling brain cancer but vows to return to the Senate

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  • Woman donates kidney to her 2-year-old granddaughter

    Carol Graydon, 62, was a perfect match for Wryn Graydon, who has congenital nephrotic syndrome.

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• John McCain

  Jul 20

  • Sen. John McCain’s diagnosis: What to know about glioblastoma

    The Arizona senator was diagnosed with the brain cancer after a surgery.

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  • AP-NORC Poll: Shift to political left seen on health care

    AP-NORC Poll: 62 percent say feds should make sure that all Americans have health care coverage as public opinion appears to shift to the left

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• John McCain

  Jul 20

  • Doctors consider next treatment for McCain's brain tumor

    He underwent surgery last week to have a blood clot removed from above his eye.

    John McCain

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• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 20

  • Trump administration pulls health law help in 18 cities

    Some see it as another attempt to undermine the health law's marketplaces.

    Replacing Obamacare

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  • Doctor who linked kids' lead exposure to health issues dies

    Dr. Herbert Needleman, a pediatrician and University of Pittsburgh researcher who linked lead exposure in children to health and intelligence issues,...

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  • Man sent to psychiatric facility in fatal beating of mother

    A Connecticut man who beat his mother to death has been sent to a psychiatric hospital for 20 years

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  • For 1st time, over half of people with HIV taking AIDS drugs

    For the 1st time, UN says more than half of people with HIV are on drugs to treat the virus

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  • Bereaved N. Zealand family protests Japan's psychiatric care

    A New Zealand family says it wants to be a catalyst for change in mental health care in Japan following the death of a family member who went into...

    Jul 20

• Replacing Obamacare

  Jul 20

  • Trump exhorts Senate anew to rid US of Obamacare

    President Donald Trump says the Senate should send him a health care bill to sign before leaving town for Congress' August recess

    Replacing Obamacare

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• John McCain

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  • McCain's brain tumor is particularly aggressive type

    Sen. John McCain's tumor is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer

    John McCain

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• Jul 19

  • The Latest: Senators end meeting stalemated on health care

    Around two dozen Republican senators have ended a private meeting on the party's stalemated health care bill with no visible signs of progress

    Jul 19