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May 31, 2017
Painful words: How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic
AP Health News - 18:00
GOP health plan could be costly for those with coverage gaps
AP Health News - 16:00
Poll: GOP health bill a far cry from Trump promises
AP Health News - 14:00
GOP health plan could be costly for those with coverage gaps
AP Health News - 12:00
Czech restaurants, bars go smoke-free after years of debate
AP Health News - 11:00
Study: China struggles to kick world-leading cigarette habit
Czech Republic enforces smoking ban after years of debate
Study: China struggles to kick world-leading cigarette habit
Iowa's GOP senators cast doubt on health care law repeal
Poll: Trump promises unfulfilled by House GOP health bill
May 30, 2017
Iowa's GOP senators say health care law repeal unlikely
AP Health News - 19:00
Iowa's GOP senators say health care law repeal unlikely
AP Health News - 17:00
Plastic surgery clinics hacked; 25,000 photos, data online
AP Health News - 15:00
UN food agency warns South Sudan conflict is fueling famine
AP Health News - 11:00
S. Korea's new leader orders probe of US missile launchers
McConnell faces a challenge passing health care in Senate
Reliving Communist past helps East German dementia patients
May 29, 2017
McConnell juggling diverse demands on Republican health bill
AP Health News - 16:00
Senators' demands underscore McConnell's health care problem
AP Health News - 12:00
NKorean missile launch may be testing rivals, not technology
May 28, 2017
S.Korea military: North Korea fires unidentified projectile
AP Health News - 18:00
Newspaper: Ohio had more than 4,000 overdose deaths in 2016
AP Health News - 14:00
Newly insured fret over gains made under US health care law
AP Health News - 12:00
India reports its first 3 cases of the Zika virus
WHO says 3 Zika cases detected in India for 1st time
May 26, 2017
Trump's budget dismays families hit by drug addiction crisis
AP Health News - 22:00
Albania returning Brazil poultry shipment with salmonella
AP Health News - 15:00
Chicago inmates can order fancy Italian pizza made in jail
AP Health News - 13:00
Trump's budget dismays families hit by drug addiction crisis
AP Health News - 11:00
German kindergartens to name parents who skip vaccine advice
Poll: Most older Americans want Medicare for long-term care
S. Korea OKs civilian contact with North Korea over malaria
GOP focus on lowering health premiums may undermine benefits
S. Korea OKs civilian contact with North Korea over malaria
Botulism outbreak seems limited to 1 nacho-cheese sauce bag
May 25, 2017
GOP senators say tough report complicates health care bill
AP Health News - 17:00
Poll: Older Americans want Medicare-covered long-term care
AP Health News - 17:00
Report: More Americans with Alzheimer's are dying at home
AP Health News - 15:00
Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon ACA markets
AP Health News - 13:00
Democrats use budget office report to attack GOP health bill
AP Health News - 13:00
Debate rages in India on IVF for women over 50
AP Health News - 13:00
Older Americans want Medicare to pay for long-term care
AP Health News - 13:00
Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon ACA markets
AP Health News - 11:00
Controversial IVF doctor gives hope to older Indian women
AP Health News - 11:00
New nurse being credited with saving life of plane passenger
AP Health News - 11:00
AP FACT CHECK: Medicaid a target for cuts despite assurance
GOP health bill: 23M more uninsured; sick risk higher costs
Controversial IVF doctor gives hope to older Indian women
May 24, 2017
23 million more uninsured with GOP health bill, analysts say
AP Health News - 20:00
Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says
AP Health News - 18:00
Science Says: What's known and not known about marijuana
AP Health News - 18:00
AP FACT CHECK: No Medicaid cuts in Trump budget? Really?
AP Health News - 18:00
Mentally ill languish in Texas jails despite funding hike
AP Health News - 18:00
House GOP health bill projection: 23 million more uninsured
AP Health News - 18:00
FDA: Controller for heart pump recalled over deaths
AP Health News - 16:00
Zika hit Florida months before infections found, study says
AP Health News - 14:00
2 addiction counselors at halfway house die of drug overdose
AP Health News - 14:00
Trump's budget means deep cuts for health care safety net
AP Health News - 12:00
New WHO chief: Planned US funding cuts not a 'closed issue'
Trump's health care budget means deep cuts for safety net
May 23, 2017
Health care is key issue as Montana fills US House seat
AP Health News - 20:00
The Latest: Ethiopia's PM hails Tedros election as WHO chief
AP Health News - 20:00
Ethiopia's Tedros to be next leader of UN health agency
AP Health News - 18:00
The Latest: New WHO chief: Top goal is universal health care
AP Health News - 16:00
Botulism outbreak tied to nacho cheese kills 1, sickens 9
AP Health News - 16:00
Ethiopian wins race to be next leader of UN health agency
AP Health News - 14:00
Man dies after being sickened in apparent botulism outbreak
AP Health News - 12:00
Race for UN health agency chief down to 2 candidates
AP Health News - 12:00
WHO assembly set to choose next chief among 3 candidates
AP Exclusive: Outgoing WHO head practiced art of appeasement
Uncertainty grows as Trump delays a health care decision
May 22, 2017
Man dies after being sickened in apparent botulism outbreak
AP Health News - 20:00
$400 billion price tag for California single-payer bill
AP Health News - 20:00
Science Says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapse
AP Health News - 14:00
The Latest: US 'disappointed' Taiwan not at WHO assembly
AP Health News - 14:00
Diagnostic equipment thieves hit 3 more hospitals in Greece
AP Health News - 12:01
Taiwanese minister: China is playing politics with health
AP Health News - 11:00
The Latest: Health professor says WHO travel costs are high
AP Health News - 11:00
AP Exclusive: Health agency spends more on travel than AIDS
Research shows aggressive treatment of sepsis can save lives
May 21, 2017
Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives
AP Health News - 16:00
Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives
AP Health News - 12:00
AP Exclusive: Strapped UN health agency spends big on travel
May 20, 2017
Senators run into obstacles, consider options on health bill
AP Health News - 12:00
French AIDS drama earns best reviews yet at Cannes Film fest
AP Health News - 12:00
Health bill faces challenges from senators, budget analysts
AP Health News - 10:00
3 vie for top WHO post in UN health agency election
AP Health News - 10:00
3 vie for top WHO post in first election at UN health agency
May 19, 2017
Italy makes 12 vaccines mandatory for school-age children
AP Health News - 14:00
Number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo now up to 29
May 18, 2017
School: Student dies as a result of the 'choking game'
AP Health News - 16:00
'Natural Foods Cookbook' author Beatrice Trum Hunter dies
AP Health News - 14:00
Canada tests lower age for pot legalization
AP Health News - 14:00
School: Student dies as a result of the 'choking game'
AP Health News - 14:00
Correction: US Births amp; Deaths story
AP Health News - 14:00
'Natural Foods Cookbook' author Beatrice Trum Hunter dies
AP Health News - 12:00
Pope embraces Huntington's afflicted in bid to end stigma
AP Health News - 12:00
Vaccine may cut HPV infections, an oral cancer risk, in men
AP Health News - 12:00
WHO: 400 contacts being traced in Congo's Ebola outbreak
Pope seeks to end stigma of devastating Huntington's Disease
May 17, 2017
Few doctors discuss cancer costs with patients, study finds
AP Health News - 20:00
Medicaid recipients say they need health care to work
AP Health News - 20:00
Tests for lead poisoning may be faulty, US regulators warn
AP Health News - 20:00
Few doctors discuss cancer costs with patients, study finds
AP Health News - 18:00
Vaccine may cut HPV infections, an oral cancer risk, in men
AP Health News - 18:00
'Fat and frail' seniors benefit from right exercise combo
AP Health News - 18:00
Verdict slip in meningitis outbreak trial creates confusion
AP Health News - 18:00
22 percent of Flint excavations have led to copper pipes
AP Health News - 18:00
FDA, CDC warn certain lead tests may produce too-low results
AP Health News - 16:00
FDA, CDC warn some lead poisoning tests may not be accurate
AP Health News - 12:00
Leonard Marshall, Matt Hasselbeck pledge brains to research
AP Health News - 10:00
More health insurance woes looming: blame Trump or Obama?
Women in 30s now having more babies than younger moms in US
May 16, 2017
Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic
AP Health News - 20:00
Progress reducing US uninsured rate comes to a halt
AP Health News - 12:00
2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo: WHO
AP Health News - 10:00
Cairo airport takes steps to stop cholera spread from Yemen
AP Health News - 10:00
The Latest: Saudi Arabia confirms its computers hit by virus
Gov't report: Efforts to reduce US uninsured stalled in 2016
Gov't report: Progress reducing US uninsured stalled in 2016
May 15, 2017
The Latest: IT expert modest about stopping cyberattack
AP Health News - 21:00
The Latest: Ransomware sleuths explore North Korea links
AP Health News - 19:00
AP Explains: How lawmakers get their health care
May 14, 2017
The Latest: British center joins warning of new cyber cases
AP Health News - 19:00
The Latest: Experts brace for unstoppable ransomware version
AP Health News - 17:00
More states allow sunscreen at schools without doctor's OK
AP Health News - 15:00
Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law
AP Health News - 10:00
An alert researcher, teamwork helped stem huge cyberattack
AP Health News - 10:00
At least 100,000 groups in 150 countries hit by ransomware
AP Health News - 10:00
An alert researcher, teamwork helped stem huge cyberattack
Lucky break slows cyberattack; what's coming could be worse
May 13, 2017
An alert researcher, cooperation helped stem cyberattack
AP Health News - 23:00
Frozen burritos recalled for possible listeria contamination
AP Health News - 19:00
Global 'WannaCry' ransomware cyberattack seeks cash for data
AP Health News - 17:00
Unprecedented global 'ransomware' attack seeks cash for data
AP Health News - 15:00
Arizona police: Woman switched flour for formula
May 12, 2017
Arizona police: Woman allegedly switched flour for formula
AP Health News - 20:00
World cyberattack cripples UK hospitals, demands ransoms
AP Health News - 16:00
The Latest: Expert: Size of cyberattack "unprecedented"
AP Health News - 16:00
The Latest: Cyberattack in UK part of international attack
AP Health News - 15:00
"Ransomware" cyberattack cripples hospitals across England
AP Health News - 14:00
The Latest: Spain contacts 100 companies about cyberattack
AP Health News - 14:00
Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 3 deaths
AP Health News - 14:00
UK hospitals turn away patients after ransomware attack
AP Health News - 12:00
The Latest: UK's health service hit by ransomware attack
AP Health News - 12:00
Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 2 deaths
AP Health News - 12:00
Congo reports a single confirmed case of Ebola, UN says
AP Health News - 10:01
GOP lawmaker cautions health care bill is Obamacare 'tweak'
May 11, 2017
Brazil declares end to Zika emergency after fall in cases
AP Health News - 20:00
More price hikes likely for government insurance markets
AP Health News - 16:00
Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in US
AP Health News - 16:00
Senate conservatives: Ease Obama health care law protections
AP Health News - 16:00
Aetna drops last 2 state markets under Affordable Care Act
AP Health News - 14:00
ACA exchanges grow thinner with Aetna leaving for 2018
AP Health News - 10:00
Environment group planning new Dutch clean air legal action
Aetna becomes latest insurer to flee ACA exchanges
For Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants, stigma hasn't faded
May 10, 2017
Elderly man kills self; said he killed wife with Alzheimer's
AP Health News - 18:00
Elderly man kills self, said he killed wife with Alzheimer's
AP Health News - 14:00
For Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants, stigma hasn't faded
AP Health News - 12:00
Descendants of syphilis study subjects emerging from shadows
May 09, 2017
McConnell asks all senators to join all-male health group
AP Health News - 20:00
Pupils wouldn't need doctor's note for sunscreen under bill
AP Health News - 18:00
Senate confirms Gottlieb as FDA commissioner
AP Health News - 18:00
Study: Side effects emerge after approval for many US drugs
AP Health News - 14:00
Pupils wouldn't need doctor's note for sunscreen under bill
AP Health News - 14:00
Senate Dems ask GOP to drop their plan to repeal 'Obamacare'
AP Health News - 12:00
May 08, 2017
Bacteria appears to be behind mysterious outbreak in Liberia
AP Health News - 19:00
Health care fight shifts to Senate, where GOP wants a reboot
AP Health News - 17:00
Bacteria may be behind mysterious illness cluster in Liberia
AP Health News - 17:00
The Latest: Senate at bat in dealing with health care law
AP Health News - 17:00
Trump administration hollows out EPA science integrity board
AP Health News - 13:00
Taiwan pushes for inclusion in global health summit
The Latest: Health care debate shifting over to Senate
White House: Republicans to be rewarded for health care vote
Taiwan pushes for inclusion in global health summit
The Latest: New ads target 24 House members over repeal vote
The Latest: Trump urges Senate GOP not to let Americans down
May 07, 2017
The Latest: GOP-aligned group buys ad time for health bill
AP Health News - 22:00
Trump pushes Senate Republicans to act on health care bill
AP Health News - 20:00
The Latest: Ryan says Senate likely to change health bill
AP Health News - 20:00
Trump tries to pressure Senate Republicans on health care
AP Health News - 16:00
The Latest: Idaho lawmaker booed, jeered on health care quip
AP Health News - 14:00
The Latest: Ryan says House health bill coverage sufficient
AP Health News - 13:00
The Latest: White House disputes political risks for 2018
AP Health News - 11:00
Democrats see opposition to GOP health bill as winning issue
May 06, 2017
Democrats see a winning issue in opposing GOP health bill
AP Health News - 19:00
Dems convinced health bill jeopardizes GOP's monopoly in DC
AP Health News - 10:00
May 05, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Are pregnancy, rape pre-existing conditions?
AP Health News - 18:00
GOP health victory may be fleeting as wary Senate awaits
AP Health News - 18:00
Trump moving to slash budget for White House 'drug czar"
AP Health News - 18:00
Trump moving to slash budget for White House 'drug czar"
AP Health News - 16:00
Bumps ahead for 'Obamacare' repeal as Americans air worries
AP Health News - 14:00
Trump: Australian health care system better than US
AP Health News - 12:00
Senate wary on 'Obamacare' repeal, bumpy path ahead
AP Health News - 12:00
Americans with severe illness anxious over GOP health plan
AP Health News - 12:00
GOP health plan spurs sick to #IAmAPreexistingCondition
AP Health News - 10:00
Jury gives $1.1M to 2 killed, 3 sickened by tainted fountain
AP Health News - 10:00
AP Explains: Why the sick will face coverage problems
Experts: Those already sick still face coverage problems
Last-minute bargaining keyed passage of GOP health care bill
House repeal of 'Obamacare' hands hot potato to wary Senate
Anxiety over GOP health plan for those with severe illnesses
May 04, 2017
Pre-existing conditions and the health plan: Who's covered?
AP Health News - 19:00
House OKs GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
AP Health News - 17:00
'Gray death' is the latest opioid street mix causing worry
AP Health News - 17:00
House OKs GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
AP Health News - 15:00
GOP health care bill clears initial House hurdle
AP Health News - 13:00
The latest opioid street mix causing concern: 'Gray death'
AP Health News - 13:00
WHO chief praises Guineans for help with Ebola vaccine
AP Health News - 13:00
House pushes health care bill to showdown vote
AP Health News - 11:00
Dangerous opioid combo 'gray death' is latest mixing trend
AP Health News - 11:00
Georgia governor signs limits on drug treatment centers
AP Health News - 11:00
715 pounds lighter, Egyptian woman leaves India
325 kilograms lighter, Egyptian woman leaves India
Georgia governor to sign limits on drug treatment centers
Trump pick for mental health agency doesn't fit his pattern
GOP revives struggling health care bill and plans House vote
Gray death: Dangerous opioid combo is latest mixing trend
May 03, 2017
Measles outbreak sickens dozens of Minnesota Somalis
AP Health News - 19:00
Health bill gains new life as 2 GOP moderates meet Trump
AP Health News - 15:00
New deals for drugs: No heart attack or your money back
AP Health News - 15:00
2 GOP moderates back health bill changes, predict passage
AP Health News - 13:00
New deals for drugs: No heart attack or your money back
AP Health News - 13:00
Trump to meet with lawmakers on plan to revive health bill
AP Health News - 11:00
A way forward on health care bill? Key GOP rep has $8B plan
Georgia losing patience with drug treatment tourists
Moderate Republican crafts plan to boost stalled health bill
Georgia locals fed up over cluster of drug treatment centers
May 02, 2017
Nevada lawmaker strips refund provision from insulin bill
AP Health News - 22:00
Nevada lawmaker strips refund provision from insulin bill
AP Health News - 20:00
Science Says: Kimmel baby's heart defect is common, fixable
AP Health News - 20:00
Science Says: Kimmel baby's heart defect is common, fixable
AP Health News - 14:00
Top health officials to simulate disease outbreak response
AP Health News - 10:00
Overcoming Opioids: When pills are a hospital's last resort
Overcoming Opioids: When pills are a hospital's last resort
Repeal or spare? Pressure is on moderates over health care
May 01, 2017
The Latest: FDA postpones rules for calorie labels on menus
AP Health News - 19:00
Hey kids, salt stays and grains go in school meals
AP Health News - 19:00
FDA OKs immune-boosting drug for advanced bladder cancer
AP Health News - 17:00
No cut in salt, fewer grains: Gov't eases school meal rules
AP Health News - 17:00
Gov't relaxes salt, whole grain standards for school meals
AP Health News - 16:00
The Latest: Gov't relaxes healthy standard for school meals
AP Health News - 14:00
Federal gov't relaxes nutrition standards for school lunches
AP Health News - 14:00
Trump administration to roll back some school meal standards
AP Health News - 12:00
AP FACT CHECK: Are Trump's health-plan protections real?