By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When she was five months pregnant, past the point where she could obtain a legal abortion, 23-year-old...
Honor Whiteman, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (Medical News Today) — A new study suggests weight-loss surgery combined with low-level lifestyle interventions may be a more effective...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the...
TOM MURPHY Aetna aims to spend about $35 billion to buy rival Humana and become the latest health insurer bulking up on government business as the...
(The Times-Gazette) – A recent study shows that an implantable artificial pancreas is able to help patients with diabetes control blood sugar. Constant monitoring of the...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question:...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare proposed Wednesday to ease a coverage policy on short hospital stays that has been criticized because it can...
(Fox News) – A growing body of evidence suggests that weight-loss surgery is more effective than diet and exercise at getting rid of Type 2...
(The Washington Post) – A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that taking daily shots of liraglutide (marketed as Saxenda) can help overweight or obese patients lose weight...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Centene has jumped into the mix of managed-care companies scrambling to bulk up as the health care overhaul changes their business...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing — a loved one at...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing — a loved one at...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fresh off a Supreme Court victory, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he’s “feeling pretty good” about the...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola,...
(New York Daily News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is seeking additional data and comments on liquid nicotine as it considers...
(CBS) – Is sugar responsible for numerous deaths around the world? Researchers at Tufts University say the answer is yes. According to their research, an estimated 184,000 deaths...
(CBS) – Is sugar responsible for numerous deaths around the world? Researchers at Tufts University say the answer is yes. According to their research, an estimated 184,000 deaths...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Many stroke patients have a new treatment option — if they seek help fast enough to get it. New guidelines...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Many stroke patients have a new treatment option — if they seek help fast enough to get it. New guidelines...
(Times Gazette) – A new statement released recently urges people to “drink when thirsty” while performing physical exercises. Although it is essential to stay hydrated while...
JULIA HOROWITZ, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a contentious bill that would impose one of the strictest school...
Special to the NNPA via The North Dallas Gazette As part of the American Heart Association’s Strategically Focused Research Network focusing on Disparities in Heart...
Special to the NNPA via The North Dallas Gazette As part of the American Heart Association’s Strategically Focused Research Network focusing on Disparities in Heart...
[THE HUFFINGTON POST] The Beatles said it best: “Love is all you need.” But do you feel you have enough love in your personal life? According...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Throughout the country, relief was the dominant emotion among consumers who get help from the government to lower...