Vittorio Caruso, the most recent American to die in the Dominican Republic, died from respiratory and heart failure after a long history of related-health problems, the country's Attorney General's office said, citing a preliminary autopsy report.Caruso had suffered from hypertension,…
A Missouri judge issued an order Monday to keep a preliminary injunction in place allowing Planned Parenthood to continue performing abortions at its St. Louis clinic until 5 p.m. Friday, according to a statement from Planned Parenthood of the St.…
A judge approved a revised $85 million settlement between Teva Pharmaceuticals and the state of Oklahoma on Monday, money that will be used to try to end to the state's opioid painkiller epidemic.The settlement, initially reached in late May, had…
San Francisco is on course to become the first US city to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarettes once its board of supervisors votes on Tuesday.The board is expected to pass an ordinance that says "no person shall sell or…
Smoking is bad for your heart, especially if you are a young woman. Women under 50 who smoke may face the highest risk of a serious type of heart attack compared to men, according to a new study published Monday…
Widespread hygiene problems at several US Customs and Border Protection facilities pose "a great many health risks" for the children housed in them, according to Dr. Howard Markel, a pediatrician and director of the University of Michigan's Center for the…
An undercover operation in California found that half of tobacco and vape shops failed to check IDs for teens purchasing e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, despite a state law raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21.Researchers sent…
3D mammograms haven't yet been proven to be the best screening tool for breast cancer, but more women in the United States are getting them.From 2015 to 2017, 3D mammography screening increased from 13% of screening examinations to 43%, according…
Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia.A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday suggests that the link is strongest for certain classes of anticholinergic drugs -- particularly…
5G technology could allow paramedics to diagnose medical problems more quickly, experts say, with the help of a "robo-glove" that can carry out remote-controlled ultrasound scans in an ambulance, or at the scene of an accident.The glove, which was demonstrated…
Drinking coffee could activate the body's fat-fighting defenses, a discovery that could have potential implications in the battle against obesity and diabetes.In a study published Monday, researchers at the University of Nottingham said that coffee may help stimulate our brown…
Their island getaways went bad in ways that sound similar: crippling stomach cramps, explosive diarrhea and malaise that lasted after they returned home.But in some ways, they consider themselves lucky. They survived their trips to the Dominican Republic.As reports of…
It's one small step for science, and potentially one giant leap for mankind's ability to populate space.Spanish scientists have found that frozen sperm samples are still viable after exposure to simulated space flight, opening up the possibility of an space-based…
When Ebola first struck this city of more than a 100,000 people last September, many here didn't believe it was real.As the disease latched onto families and spread through tightly packed neighborhoods, rumors began spreading of organ harvesting and political…
Technology has the power to completely shape our lives, but it could also alter our bodies in unexpected ways. Recent research suggested small, hornline spikes could grow on our skulls, and smartphones could be the culprit behind this change.But don't…
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to return sexual desire to some women with low libido, the agency said Friday.The drug, bremelanotide, sold under the brand name Vyleesi by AMAG Pharmaceuticals, is an injection to be taken…
An influential psychoanalysts group is apologizing for policies it reversed decades ago that it says "pathologized homosexuality and transgender identities.""We all know that hearing the words 'we are sorry' is important to healing past trauma," Lee Jaffe, president of the…
US Sen. Kamala Harris is introducing a bill to reduce the transmission of HIV by encouraging the use of PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, a drug that's more than 92% effective in preventing new infections. If it becomes law, PrEP would…
While Missouri teeters on the brink of becoming the first state with no abortion clinics, the state's last clinic says it's refusing to comply with a law on pelvic exams.And the timing could be significant. A judge ordered the Missouri…
One in five adults in the US lives with a mental health problem according to the National Institute of Mental Health - but most don't seek out professional help. That's where Mental Health First Aid - an eight-hour workshop -…
Lasting 21 weeks, the 2018-19 flu season was not only the longest in a decade, it was unusually marked by two separate waves of influenza A sickness, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday in a new…
David Sackler, whose family owns Purdue Pharma, is defending the company and his family against what he describes as "vitriolic hyperbole," saying they're not to blame for the opioid crisis ravaging the nation.In an extensive interview with Vanity Fair published…
The suicide rate in the United States continues to climb, with a rate in 2017 that was 33% higher than in 1999, new research finds.Suicide rates among people 15 to 64 increased significantly during that period, rising from 10.5 per…
Karen Kwai-Ching Li, known as KC, has lived in fear of her osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone, for almost 28 years.She was diagnosed in 1991, at the age of 10, but failed medication over two months resulted in her…
Sprouts Farmers Market has recalled some frozen spinach because of possible contamination with listeria, the company announced.The recall affects frozen cut leaf spinach in 16-ounce bags manufactured by National Frozen Foods of Oregon. Listeria was found in some of the…
