Posts in category Health

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ The death toll continues to mount in South Korea’s MERS outbreak even as schools reopen and people recover from the …

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ A New Jersey state Senate panel has advanced legislation that would bar smokers from lighting up in vehicles if children 16 …

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ Some lawmakers and advocates say the prospects of bringing up Medicaid expansion in the state Legislature next year don’t appear good. …

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected later this month could mean higher premiums for nearly 57,000 …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ By the end of this week, all 80 Santa Fe County deputies will be trained in how to use naloxone …

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ A government data warehouse stores personal information forever on millions of people who seek coverage under President Barack Obama’s …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say nearly 300 Ohio nursing homes have signed up for a project that uses music to help improve the …

By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Medical emergencies aren’t contained within the walls of a hospital, as 19 future medical school students …

BENTON, La. (AP) _ Bossier Parish emergency responders, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Public Health, will offer free tetanus vaccines Saturday at two …

CHICAGO (AP) _ An outbreak of invasive meningococcal (mehn-ihn-joh-KAHK’-ul) disease has spread from Chicago to its suburbs. The Chicago Department of Public Health says there …