Posts in category Health

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) _ A remote peninsula that has been the home of leprosy patients since the 19th century could be opened …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman Charlie Munger says the American health care system remains too complicated and expensive. Munger, who leads Good …

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s first breast milk bank has opened in North Charleston. The Post and Courier (http://bit.ly/1I8Poql) reports the new nonprofit …

CHICAGO (AP) _ An advisory board voted Monday to recommend adding 11 health conditions to the Illinois medical marijuana program. The board rejected three others …

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Department of Health is confirming a Lee County outbreak of adenovirus, a highly contagious respiratory illness that commonly …

By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana …

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) _ Construction has started on a $7.2 million expansion of the Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports …

NEW YORK (AP) _ The city’s Health Department says an undercover investigation finds it’s easy for underage buyers to get alcohol in city pharmacy, grocery …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Residents of a tiny interior Alaska will no longer have to cross a river to obtain potable water. The Alaska Native …

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ An agreement intended to help decrease wait times for veterans seeking medical care to veterans has been forged between Air Force …