Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will pursue raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its...
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US
The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have...
Juul halts US sales of popular mint-flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt U.S. sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nationwide...
Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital
DETROIT (AP) — Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged...
US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a...
Trump, 2020 Dem contenders tout efforts to boost veterans
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — On Veterans Day, President Donald Trump paid tribute to America’s troops at a New York City parade as top 2020 Democratic...
Air quality sinks to ‘severe’ in haze-shrouded New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick gray haze blanketed India’s capital on Tuesday, with authorities attempting to reduce the pollution by sprinkling water to settle...
Portland, Oregon, paramedics learn self-defense amid attacks
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trisha Preston was transporting a patient in a mental health crisis in the back of her ambulance when suddenly the woman...
Philanthropists give $106M to fund brain research alliance
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill announced Tuesday they are donating $106 million to launch a research initiative at three West...
Cholesterol levels dropping in US, but many still need care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some good health news: Americans’ cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment. Researchers say Monday’s...
South Africa’s young rape survivors need counseling: MSF
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new study says many South African health facilities designated to help survivors of sexual violence don’t offer counseling to children who...
Denver is latest city pushing for 1st US drug injection site
DENVER (AP) — Despite federal opposition, Denver is trying again to become what could be the first U.S. city to open a supervised drug injection...
HIV cases in children dropping but still too slowly, UN says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency says the number of youths living with HIV could drop by about one-third to 1.9 million between...
From Barron to casserole, first lady opens up on White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump opened up a bit Wednesday about life in the Trump White House, where 12-year-old Barron is more interested...
Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosis
The youngest children in kindergarten are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in early grades, a study shows, an intriguing finding...
California court reverses ruling against assisted suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court overturned a lower court order that had imperiled the state’s assisted suicide law, but a longer legal...
Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy
NEW YORK (AP) — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected...
Opioid case has new complication: Babies born in withdrawal
The long-running federal court case seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for the nation’s opioid crisis has a new complication: How does it deal with claims...
WHO: Malaria reductions stall after progress
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization says progress in reducing the number of people contracting malaria has stalled after several years of global declines....
Florida sues Walgreens, CVS over opioid sales
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is suing the nation’s two largest drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, alleging they added to the state and national...
Ebola in Congo now infecting newborn babies, UN says
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says a worrying number of the newest Ebola cases amid Congo’s ongoing outbreak are in patients not usually...
World Toilet Day highlights global sanitation crisis
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Poor countries around the world are facing a dangerous shortage of toilets that puts millions of live at risk, according to...
Proposed changes on Medicare drugs create winners and losers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday proposed changes to Medicare’s prescription drug benefit that would affect patients’ costs over the next few years,...
How many kids have autism? US government measures 3 ways
How many American children have autism? The U.S. government answers that question at least three different ways and says the latest estimate — 1 in...
US officials: It’s OK to eat some romaine, look for labels
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s OK to eat some romaine lettuce again, U.S. health officials said. Just check the label. The Food and Drug Administration...
Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies
HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose...
Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks outrage
HONG KONG (AP) — Scientists and bioethics experts reacted with shock, anger and alarm Monday to a Chinese researcher’s claim that he helped make the...
Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies
Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden...
Doctors nudged by overdose letter prescribe fewer opioids
In a novel experiment, doctors got a letter from the medical examiner’s office telling them of their patient’s fatal overdose. The response: They started prescribing...
Outdoor fun dwindles as smoky haze hangs over California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A dull haze and the faint smell of smoke from distant blazes have blanketed many California cities for two weeks, forcing...
Appeals court tells EPA to stop sales of harmful pesticide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market...
Japan queries all medical schools on gender discrimination
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government launched an investigation Friday into whether the nation’s medical schools have discriminated against female applicants, following revelations that one...
Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone
BENI, Congo (AP) — Highlighting the dangers in containing an Ebola outbreak in a war zone, suspected rebels killed seven people in northeastern Congo and...
Physician convicted of improper prescribing gets 4 years
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids to patients who died of overdoses has been sentenced to four years and...
Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more
WASHINGTON (AP) — You know your cholesterol, your blood pressure … your heart gene score? Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data...
Rent control fuels costliest fight on California 2018 ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles-based health care nonprofit known for funding controversial ballot measures is waging an expensive battle with the real estate...
Mayo Clinic names head of Florida campus as new CEO
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mayo Clinic will get a new president and chief executive at the end of the year when Dr. Gianrico Farrugia takes over...
New Wal-Mart Health Clinics drastically cutting costs for consumer
Free Market yet again trying to fix what the government and it's cronies created
Leading Anti-Marijuana Academics Are Paid by Painkiller Drug Companies
(Vice)- As Americans continue to embrace pot—as medicine and for recreational use—opponents are turning to a set of academic researchers to claim that policymakers should avoid...
Leo DiCaprio Declares War on Western Industrial Civilization
(Breitbart)- Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has declared war on Western industrial civilisation by funding and narrating a series of short eco documentaries urging us all to...
Global Warming Computer Models Meltdown as Antarctic sea ice hits new record high
(Daily Mail)- The levels of Antarctic sea-ice last week hit an all-time high – confounding climate change computer models which say it should be in...
Marrow transplants can reverse adult sickle cell
CHICAGO (AP) — Bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults, a small study by government scientists found, echoing results seen with...
The South prescribes more painkillers, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful painkillers have been driving the nation’s rising rate of overdose deaths, and now the government is singling out the states...
NIH creates network to tackle mysterious diseases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is expanding its “mystery disease” program, funding a network at six universities around the country to help diagnose patients with...
Ebola deaths in West Africa rise to 467
DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — The World Health Organization says West Africa’s Ebola outbreak has claimed 467 lives as the death toll continues to climb in...
Measles outbreak complicates 2 big Amish events
SHILOH, Ohio (AP) — Visitors from around the world to two upcoming events in Ohio’s Amish country could come away with more than they bargained...
Tourniquets make comeback with American police
HOUSTON (AP) — One of the world’s oldest and most easily used medical tools is making a comeback on American streets. Police in many big...
No sign of anthrax illness after CDC lab incident
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say there are no signs anyone got sick from anthrax after a lab safety problem at the Centers for Disease...
Liberia vows prosecution for hiding Ebola patients
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s president says anyone caught hiding suspected Ebola patients will be prosecuted. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf issued the warning on state radio...
Cuomo: Boost HIV tests, treatment to end epidemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state can end its three-decade HIV crisis by the year 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as he announced...