Wednesday October 16th, 2024 9:31AM

AP Health

Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel
6:11PM ( 2 weeks ago )
10th death reported in Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak
A 10th person has died in an ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a now-closed Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia
5:04PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children
2:19PM ( 2 weeks ago )
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims on behalf of patients
11:40AM ( 2 weeks ago )
It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots
Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines
9:10AM ( 3 weeks ago )
Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise
Some groups that have been helping women pay for abortions and associated travel are cutting back their aid as travel costs rise
8:46AM ( 3 weeks ago )
The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting
Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative
9:17PM ( 3 weeks ago )
What to know about Parkinson's disease after Brett Favre's announcement
More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
6:13PM ( 3 weeks ago )
Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023
6:00PM ( 3 weeks ago )
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment
The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer
5:44PM ( 3 weeks ago )