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”...
African-Americans More Prone to Prostate Cancer by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper It’s an occurrence that Maryland’s Dr. Sanford Siegel...
MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the economy tanks, women have fewer babies. But what happens in the following years, when conditions...
by Ron Pollack Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper As we head into autumn, people with Medicare once again need to consider their options for...
Josh Funk, ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA, Neb. (AP)—After three weeks in isolation, an American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa says he’s grateful for the...
Hope Yen, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen U.S. senators from both parties are calling on the Obama administration to broaden a Medicaid program...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of uninsured patients admitted to hospitals has dropped markedly this year, reducing charity care and bad debt...
(Diabetes Insider) – Middle aged women whose skirt size is on the rise could be more prone to breast cancer, according to a study carried out...
(Apple Insider) – The Medical ID feature is built in to the new Health application found in iOS 8 for iPhone. Users can configure it...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-addiction activists are calling for the Food and Drug Administration’s top official to step down, saying the agency’s...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday they’ll work to reduce the calories Americans get from...
by Cora Jackson-Fossett Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Out-of shape believers, beware! Jeff Williams wants to change your life, spiritually and...
(Daily Digest News) – According to a statement from the American College of Cardiology, simple healthy lifestyle choices, such as keeping a healthy weight and diet, exercising, not...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves....
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge has approved a $190 million settlement between Johns Hopkins Hospital and more than 8,000 patients of...
(Washington Post) – Deep in the rain forest, down a dirt road with potholes that swallow four-wheel-drive vehicles, is a tiny point of light in...
