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Famed Texas heart surgeon Denton Cooley died at 96
HOUSTON (AP) -- Dr. Denton Cooley, the cardiovascular surgeon who performed some of the nation's first heart transplants and implanted the world's first artificial heart, died Friday. He was 96. A...
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House OKs bill bolstering medical research, drug approvals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House easily approved a sweeping biomedical bill Wednesday that would help drug and medical device companies win swifter government approval of their products, boost disease...
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A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in US
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription...
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Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation's largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas'...
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It’s all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds
Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more...
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New prescription: Doctor offices that look like Apple stores
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After a relative suffered a heart attack a few years ago, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Adrian Aoun got an unsettling look at a health-care system that he diagnosed as an...
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Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain
CHICAGO (AP) -- Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says. Benefits were greatest in computer...
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Altering heredity to fight disease?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't expect designer babies any time soon - but a major new ethics report leaves open the possibility of one day altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases, with stringent...
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Testosterone gel shows no benefit for older men’s memories
BY LINDSEY TANNER - AP MEDICAL WRITER CHICAGO (AP) -- Testosterone treatment did not improve older men's memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark government research that...
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Adding friendly bacteria to skin lotion wards off bad germs
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP MEDICAL WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bacteria live on everyone's skin, and new research shows some friendly germs produce natural antibiotics that ward off their disease-causing...
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New help for that bane of middle-age: blurry close-up vision
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP MEDICAL WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) -- Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a...
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Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight
BY CANDICE CHOI - AP FOOD INDUSTRY WRITER NEW YORK (AP) -- Is "fake milk" spoiling the dairy industry's image? Dairy producers are calling for a crackdown on the almond, soy and rice "milks" they say...
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FDA issues warning about risky vein opening procedure
BY LINDA A. JOHNSON TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday again warned patients and doctors to avoid a risky, experimental procedure promoted as a treatment for several...
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Health bill vote delayed in House in setback to Trump, Ryan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace "Obamacare," in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President...
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Now what? Options for consumers as health law drama fades
BY TOM MURPHY As the political drama over health care legislation in Washington fades, the rest of the country faces a more immediate concern: Getting insurance for next year. The Republican health...
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FDA Approves 1st Drug For Aggressive Multiple Sclerosis
BY LINDA A. JOHNSON TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for an aggressive kind of multiple sclerosis that steadily reduces coordination and the ability to walk. The Food...
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US enrolls volunteers in large test of possible Zika vaccine
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. health officials have begun enrolling volunteers for critical next-stage testing of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus...
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‘Sci-fi’ Cancer Therapy Fights Brain Tumors, Study Finds
BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE WASHINGTON (AP) -- It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for...
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Weight swings may be risky for overweight heart patients
BY LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP) -- Losing and regaining weight repeatedly may be dangerous for overweight heart patients, a study suggests. Heart attacks, strokes and death were more common in patients...
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Housing options help autistic adults find independence
BY JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) -- Masha Gregory was nervous to move out of her parents' home and into her own place, where the 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman worried about making friends and being away...
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