OFFICIALS LIST POT VAPE BRANDS REPORTED IN US OUTBREAK

Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands that are...

SENATORS URGE MEDICARE TO ALLOW SENIORS A DRUG PLAN DO-OVER

Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they believe...

US FLU SEASON ARRIVES EARLY, DRIVEN BY AN UNEXPECTED VIRUS

The winter flu season in the United States is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years

FLESH-EATING BACTERIA LINKED TO HEROIN KILLS 7 IN CALIFORNIA

Authorities say a flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people in San Diego County

US REPORT: PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES DOWN SLIGHTLY LAST YEAR

A government report says prices for prescription drugs edged down 1% last year, driven by declines for generics and slow growth for...

TUFTS UNIVERSITY SEVERS TIES WITH FAMILY BEHIND OXYCONTIN

Tufts University is ending its relationship with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin Purdue Pharma

NEW DETAILS EMERGE ON DRUG THAT MAY SLOW ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

A company that claims it has the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease made its case to scientists Thursday, disclosing...

OFFICIALS: CHEMICAL RELEASED IN TEXAS BLASTS POSES NO RISK

Residents in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Port Neches are under a voluntary evacuation order after testing found elevated levels of...

PELOSI SETS SHOWDOWN VOTE ON MEDICARE DRUG NEGOTIATIONS

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a showdown vote next week on her bill empowering Medicare to negotiate prices for costly prescription...

UN SAYS ZIMBABWE'S CASH SHORTAGE HURTS AID DELIVERY EFFORTS

UN says Zimbabwe's cash shortage hurts aid delivery efforts as millions face severe hunger

PHONE-IN-CHEEK: SPIKE SEEN IN CELLPHONE-LINKED FACE INJURIES

Researchers say careless cellphone use can lead to facial cuts, bruises and fractures

SLOVAKIA REJECTS BILL REQUIRING ULTRASOUND BEFORE ABORTION

Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected a proposed bill that would have made it obligatory for women seeking abortions to first have an...

VACCINE GROUP ANNOUNCES CREATION OF EBOLA VACCINE STOCKPILE

The vaccine alliance GAVI announced it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, in a...

DRUG CAN CURB DEMENTIA'S DELUSIONS, RESEARCHERS FIND

A study found that the drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of...

SAMOA'S CAPITAL DESERTED AS TEAMS BATTLE MEASLES EPIDEMIC

Samoa's main streets are eerily quiet as the government steps up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people

ONCE-A-MONTH BIRTH CONTROL PILL? EXPERIMENT WORKS IN ANIMALS

Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day but missing doses can mean a surprise pregnancy

BANKRUPTCY JUDGE CONSIDERS $1.3M BONUS FOR PURDUE PHARMA CEO

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will consider whether the company's CEO should get a bonus...

MINNESOTA SUES E-CIGARETTE MAKER JUUL OVER YOUTH VAPING RISE

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Juul Labs

VIRGINIA MOVES TO DROP WORK REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAID

Virginia is taking steps toward dropping requirements that new Medicaid enrollees have a job and pay part of their premiums

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