Health News

10:11 PM on Saturday, July 4

Residents in Congo's Ebola outbreak zone are hopeful as researchers begin a study of two potential treatments

10:00 PM on Friday, July 3

A family in Guinea first sought help from a traditional healer when their son showed signs of autism as a child

6:27 PM on Friday, July 3

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vásquez is on the 15-day injured list with a bruised right ankle

5:07 AM on Friday, July 3

France experienced a surge in deaths during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month

12:08 AM on Friday, July 3

Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia

4:39 PM on Thursday, July 2

Health officials say more than 120 passengers and crew on a Princess Cruises ship were infected with a stomach virus during a 20-day trip to Canada and Alaska

10:00 AM on Thursday, July 2

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Researchers are beginning a highly anticipated study of two possible treatments for the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

8:11 AM on Thursday, July 2

Irisleydis Tristá, a cancer patient in Cuba, has been unable to get a crucial CT scan for seven months because the machine at Havana’s leading hospital is broken

5:48 AM on Thursday, July 2

5:47 AM on Thursday, July 2

5:45 AM on Thursday, July 2

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients

5:00 AM on Thursday, July 2

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2:15 AM on Thursday, July 2

European food safety and health officials have reported a salmonella outbreak linked to flavored-noodle products, with 106 confirmed cases across 14 countries

10:15 PM on Wednesday, July 1

An Associated Press journalist spent a month in the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak documenting the toll and the challenges for health workers in a conflict zone

9:01 PM on Wednesday, July 1

New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage

7:44 PM on Wednesday, July 1

Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease

8:15 AM on Wednesday, July 1

With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and infectious diseases

5:39 AM on Wednesday, July 1