Health News
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Half a century ago, Colorado became the first state to allow abortion for reasons other than rape or an imminent threat to a woman's health
April 25, 2017 -
It's the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking Colorado law that significantly loosened restrictions on legal abortions
April 25, 2017 -
A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says the nation's 41st president will remain in a Houston hospital for a few more days of observation while he recovers from a mild case of pneumonia
April 24, 2017 -
Authorities say former "Happy Days" star Erin Moran likely died from cancer
April 24, 2017 -
A novel that explores the human side of organ transplantation through the story of a single heart won the medically themed Wellcome Trust Book Prize on Monday
April 24, 2017 -
A seemingly closely divided Supreme Court is whether criminal defendants have a right to their own mental health expert
April 24, 2017 -
Farmers are up in arms over a new treatment plant north of Mexico City that is meant to clean up raw sewage from the capital that has long fouled rivers and reservoirs in the rural Mezquital Valley _ tainted waters they have used as fertilizer for decades
April 24, 2017 -
Records show four inmates overdosed in two days in February at the same Ohio prison, requiring the use of CPR and an anti-overdose drug to revive the men
April 24, 2017 -
A Maryland teenager with rare brain cancer will announce the Baltimore Ravens first-round draft pick. The Baltimore Sun reports 14-year-old Obioha "TJ" Onwuanible was chosen Friday to announce the Ravens first-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft
April 24, 2017 -
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With recent government approval of potatoes that don’t bruise and apples that don’t brown, a new generation of genetically modified foods is headed to grocery…
April 04, 2015 -
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple wants to move the Internet from your pocket to your wrist. Time will tell if millions of consumers are willing to spend $350 on…
March 10, 2015 -
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — That phone app keeping track of your exercise and meals might keep you out of the hospital one day. Why give your doctors permission to…
February 24, 2015 -
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Physicist Ernest Sternglass, whose research helped make it possible for the world to see the first moon walk, has died at age 91 of heart failure. His research helped lead to…
February 21, 2015 -
By The Associated Press The average person can take several basic steps to guard against identity theft both inside and outside the health care world. Here’s a sample of what experts advise: 1 — Protect…
February 10, 2015 -
By TOM MURPHY and BRANDON BAILEY AP Business Writers Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud. Those medical…
February 10, 2015