By Dr. Elaine Batchlor CEO, The New Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Every October, people lace up their sneakers...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Poison control workers say that as the e-cigarette industry has boomed, the number of children exposed to...
James Gallagher, BBC NEWS CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BBC News)—The hunt for a cure for type 1 diabetes has recently taken a “tremendous step forward,” scientists have...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching...
The Associated Press Here are some facts about how Ebola spreads: WHEN IS EBOLA CONTAGIOUS? Only when someone is showing symptoms, which can start with vague...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama calls it a “belt and suspenders” approach — an extra level of screening at five...
NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press JOSH FUNK, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The death of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States renewed questions about...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least...
(Los Angeles Times) – President Obama talked up his administration’s response to Ebola and the procedures standing as a line of defense against the spread...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are living longer than ever before, according to a new government report filled mostly with good...
NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital, according to a...
MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — How much coffee do you drink every day? One cup in the morning? Or do you gulp...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is taking one-stop shopping to another area: health insurance. The world’s largest retailer plans to work...
By Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from The Windy City Word CHICAGO (NNPA) – When you hear the name Twone Gabz, many of...
(Bloomberg Businessweek)—In the wake of the revelation that the Dallas man infected with Ebola flew on United Airlines flights from Liberia to Liberia, more than a...
Jennifer Donelan, WJLA/ABC NEWS WASHINGTON (ABC News) – Two people who were hospitalized in isolation units at D.C. area hospitals on Friday have been declared...
(NBC News) – American hospitals may need to step up their training for potential Ebola patients, some advocates say, after a Texas incident raised fears about...
(HealthDay News) — A mini-stroke may not cause lasting physical damage, but it could increase your risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a small, new...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the nation, a new government...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have warned for months that someone infected with Ebola could unknowingly carry the virus to this country. Now it has...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Giving teens free birth control encourages them to use long-acting methods and greatly cuts the chances they will become pregnant...
MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio woman and her partner have sued a Chicago-area sperm bank after she became pregnant with sperm donated...
JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Some of the health-insurance subsidies being offered under the Affordable Care Act represent an “abuse of discretion” by...
The Associated Press The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States traveled from Liberia to Dallas, where he is being treated at...
(Dumb-Out.net) – Middle-aged persons are out of luck when it comes to relieving knee pain with acupuncture, according to a new study. The study compared “real”...
