Posts in category Health

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ With three out of four Americans who are infected unaware they have hepatitis C, Illinois …

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Texas doctors say they have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man …

By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the …

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) _ The nation’s second largest health insurer is partnering with the College for America at Southern New Hampshire University to offer employees …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) _ The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is recommending that a Hagerstown company continue managing a state-owned hospital for the chronically …

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (AP) _ Crews plan to dig up a pair of manhole vaults as part of ongoing efforts by the U.S. Environmental …

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Psychiatrists are few and far between in Idaho’s plentiful rural communities, where finding access to mental health services …

SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ A bill requiring businesses to give employees paid sick leave is now advancing in the Oregon Legislature. Democrats on a budget …

By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Key Republicans on Tuesday asserted that the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott was playing politics in a …

By JUDY LIN and FENIT NIRAPPIL SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California lawmakers on Tuesday tackled a wide range of bills to raise the smoking age, …