Thursday October 17th, 2024 4:18AM

AP Health

88-year-old victim in Boar's Head deli meat outbreak underscores risks for those most vulnerable
An 88-year-old Missouri woman was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar's Head deli meats
10:39AM ( 2 months ago )
Berlin's newest pygmy hippo makes her debut, with a name inspired by a soccer star
The Berlin Zoo’s newest baby pygmy hippo has made her public debut
10:06AM ( 2 months ago )
Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations
The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion dollars on medications to for diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies that will take effect in 2026
9:32AM ( 2 months ago )
A trainee doctor is raped and killed in India, sparking protests and an attack at a medical college
A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions
6:22AM ( 2 months ago )
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
Federal officials have reached deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs
5:04AM ( 2 months ago )
White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs
5:04AM ( 2 months ago )
Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it's also driving up the health risks for farmworkers who often have no choice but to continue working amid dangerous levels of smoke
1:10AM ( 2 months ago )
Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?
Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance
12:04AM ( 2 months ago )
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance
12:04AM ( 2 months ago )
Extreme heat increasingly endangers children in West and Central Africa, UNICEF says
UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns
4:40PM ( 2 months ago )