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Remote Alaska port clinic goes modern with telemedicine
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The only clinic in one of the nation's busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been impossible for its limited...
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Italy campaign to combat infertility stumbles with racist ad
ROME (AP) -- Italy's efforts to combat infertility and reverse one of Europe's lowest birthrates stumbled badly Thursday following an ad campaign denounced as sexist, racist and ignorant of the...
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Research finds talc doesn’t cause cancer; juries disagree
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Two lawsuits ended in jury verdicts worth $127 million. Two others were tossed out by a judge who said there wasn't reliable evidence that the talc in Johnson & Johnson's...
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Walking is medicine? It helped high-risk seniors stay mobile
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity - mostly walking - helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond,...
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Puerto Rico finds unexpected source of growth in agriculture
GUANICA, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Ricans are buying rice produced on the island for the first time in nearly 30 years. They are also eating locally grown mushrooms, kale and even arugula, along with...
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FDA approves ‘artificial pancreas’ to manage diabetes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind "artificial pancreas," a device that can help some diabetes patients manage their disease by constantly monitoring their blood...
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Did landmark laws from Congress enable high drug prices?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers are venting outrage over high prescription drug costs, but if Congress is looking for culprits, it might want to look in the mirror. Republican- and Democratic-controlled...
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Colorado gives marijuana candy a new look to avoid confusion
DENVER (AP) -- Wondering if that brownie contains pot? Colorado has you covered. A requirement that edible marijuana products come with a diamond-shaped stamp and the letters T-H-C - not just on the...
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Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancers
CHICAGO (AP) -- Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for the deadliest...
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How long can people live? New study suggests there’s a limit
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Just how long can people live? New research suggests there may be a limit to our life span - one that's hard to extend without some sort of breakthrough that fixes all age-related...
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How a patient’s ‘crazy’ request for a new womb made history
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- When the young Australian cervical cancer patient learned she had to lose her womb in order to survive, she proposed something audacious to the doctor who was treating her: She asked...
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Mind-controlled robot hand helps paralyzed man feel touch
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A paralyzed man is regaining a sense of touch while using a mind-controlled robotic hand, feeling subtle pressure in his own fingers when the artificial ones are touched. The...
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One-fourth of US cancer deaths linked with 1 thing: smoking
CHICAGO (AP) -- Cigarettes contribute to more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the U.S. The rate is highest among men in Southern states where smoking is more common and the rules against it are not as...
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Zika ravages testes of mice; study raises concern about men
NEW YORK (AP) -- Zika virus ravages the testes of male mice, sharply reducing sperm counts and fertility, says a study that raises a new specter about its threat to people. Experiments found testes of...
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Ballot could add legal recreational marijuana to Las Vegas’ list of vices
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." If voters approve, the state could soon add...
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Germany expands diesel probe to include VW board chairman
BERLIN (AP) -- German prosecutors have widened their investigation into Volkswagen's handling of the emissions scandal to include its board chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, the company said Sunday....
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Vitamin D deficiency is widely overestimated, doctors warn
Doctors are warning about vitamin D again, and it's not the "we need more" news you might expect. Instead, they say there's too much needless testing and too many people taking too many pills for a...
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Cholesterol drug shows promise to help reverse heart disease
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- For the first time, a new drug given along with a cholesterol-lowering statin medicine has proved able to shrink plaque that is clogging arteries, potentially giving a way to undo...
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DIY breast reconstruction: Device lets women do part at home
This might be the ultimate do-it-yourself project: Doctors are testing a device that would let women do part of their own breast reconstruction at home. It's aimed at not only making treatment more...
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Drug prices don’t budge even after pressure from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress's routine of publicly shaming drug company executives over high prices works no better than a placebo: It may make some people feel better, but it doesn't treat the...
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