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DENVER (AP) _ The $1 billion cost overrun at the Denver veterans hospital is the VA’s worst construction problem, but the department also had difficulties …

By KELLI KENNEDY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott’s hospital commission held its first meeting Wednesday, overwhelmed by mounds of data but intent …

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ A legislative committee has rejected Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to dramatically expand drug testing of welfare recipients. The Health and …

By CLAUDIA LAUER and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Authorities raided medical clinics, pharmacies and other locations across the South …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has issued his first veto, striking down a ceremonial resolution saluting mental health professionals statewide. A House …

By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A federal appeals court has rejected the University of Notre Dame’s request to temporarily be exempt from …

I have so often written about personal responsibility, you may think I must be an ultra- responsible individual.  To the contrary, and I have a …

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) _ Health officials in Kenosha County are investigating an outbreak of a food-borne illness. County health department spokesman Mark Melotick says more …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ Health officials say tests indicate that a fox that bit a woman in southern New Mexico had a new strain …

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Gov. Maggie Hassan’s recent decision to give nursing homes $4 million in reimbursement rate increases is meeting resistance …