Posts in category Health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A legislative panel on Tuesday rejected a California soda tax, the latest loss for public health advocates seeking to cut down …

May 5, 1985:  It was a bright sunny Sunday morning, Mother’s Day in fact. I had been waiting my entire life for this moment, even …

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) _ Authorities say rangers at Grand Canyon National Park were able to talk an Ohio man believed to be …

WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) _ Emergency responders say Dr. Mehmet Oz helped them out by treating two people injured in a weekend car crash on the …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The state health department is facing a project deficit of nearly $6 million. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1RE65gp …

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) _ The first class of medical school students at Oakland University is set to graduate this week. The Detroit-area university says …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ State health officials say southeastern Indiana’s HIV outbreak tied to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users has reached 153 confirmed cases. The number …

By KELLI KENNEDY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott on Monday announced his nine appointments to a commission tasked with examining hospital finances, …

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) _ CSL Plasma Inc. is facing a lawsuit from a woman who says the for-profit company discriminated against her because she’s transgender. …

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A new type of blood test in the U.S. is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients …