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South Carolina passes bill banning abortion after 19 weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban. The legislation will now head to...
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Kicking the habit: Adult smoking rate in US is falling fast
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before. The rate of smoking among adults in the U.S. fell to 15 percent last year thanks to the biggest one-year...
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WHO: Nearly 960 killed in attacks on hospitals in 2 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 960 people have been killed worldwide in attacks on medical facilities in conflicts over the past two years, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday that...
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Poll: People unsure about ability to pay for long-term care
CHICAGO (AP) — Demand for long-term care is expected to increase as the nation ages, but the majority of Americans 40 and older lack confidence in their ability to pay for it. The annual cost of...
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‘Deaths of despair’ drag life expectancy lower for whites
NEW YORK (AP) — Rising drug and alcohol overdoses, suicides, and disease from chronic alcoholism — labeled "deaths of despair" by one expert — are cutting the lives of white Americans short by nearly...
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When to give up: Treatment or comfort for late-stage cancer?
CHICAGO (AP) — Two months before Joe Clark died of colon cancer at age 31, a doctor gently told him it was time to stop treatment. He had suffered through more than a year of chemotherapy that...
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Investigator: FDA still taking months to recall tainted food
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials failed to force a recall of peanut butter and almond products for three months after advanced DNA testing confirmed salmonella contamination, government...
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New For-profit Medical Schools Springing Up Across US
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- For-profit medical schools are starting to pop up around the country, promising to create new family doctors for underserved rural regions. Rural states like Idaho need more...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Clinic Regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century. The justices voted 5-3...
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Supreme Court ruling imperils abortion laws in many states
NEW YORK (AP) — By striking down tough abortion restrictions in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court has emboldened abortion-rights activists nationwide and imperiled a range of anti-abortion laws in...
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Vermont Becomes 1st State To Label GMOs
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- At Mehuron's Supermarket in Waitsfield, manager Bruce Hyde Jr. said he and his team were ready for the state's new law requiring genetically modified foods to be labeled as...
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Apple urges organ donation via new iPhone software
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update that will add an easy sign-up button to the health information app that...
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Crash Deaths Far Worse In U.S. Than Other Affluent Countries
NEW YORK (AP) -- Traffic deaths are down, but a new report shows fatalities on the road are still a bigger problem in the United States than in other affluent countries. The U.S. had by far the...
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Will Shaming Drugmakers Discourage Price Spikes?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Frustrated by the rising cost of prescription drugs, California health advocates hope sunlight and a dose of shame will discourage drugmakers from raising their prices too...
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Betty Crocker Cake Mix Recalled by General Mills
NEW YORK (AP) -- General Mills Inc. is recalling two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the U.S. and one flavor sold in Canada because they use flour that was recalled earlier because it...
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Obamacare 2.0: Obama Calls For Revisiting The Public Option
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy...
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Digest this: heavy people may die up to 3 years early
LONDON (AP) -- Being too heavy may cost you your life - literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people die up to three years...
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Woman found to spread Zika through sex for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City woman has infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. Zika is usually spread by...
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Florida mosquitoes being tested for Zika to confirm case
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida health officials have trapped mosquitoes in an area of Miami-Dade County and are testing them for Zika to confirm whether a woman with the virus could be the first person...
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Sitting too long? Take a brisk, hour-long walk to reverse the damage
LONDON (AP) -- If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some time for a brisk walk - just make sure you can spare at least an hour. Scientists analyzing data from more than 1...
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