Wednesday October 16th, 2024 9:53PM

AP Health

Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
Dr_ Anthony Fauci was back before Congress, calling Republican allegations that he’d tried to cover up COVID-19's origins “simply preposterous.”
10:43AM ( 4 months ago )
As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
Urban and rural communities have come to depend on pharmacies as a trusted care option and a place for advice
8:52AM ( 4 months ago )
Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest
Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on polio workers in the country's northwest, killing a police officer assigned to protect them
5:12AM ( 4 months ago )
Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds
Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes
8:01AM ( 4 months ago )
Oregon officials close entire coast to mussel harvesting due to shellfish poisoning
Oregon authorities have closed the state's entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an outbreak of shellfish poisoning they described as “unprecedented.”
8:38PM ( 4 months ago )
WHO member countries approve steps to bolster health regulations to better brace for pandemics
The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks
4:57PM ( 4 months ago )
FDA warns parents to avoid infant formula distributed by Texas company due to contamination
U.S. health officials are warning parents to avoid a brand of powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer that may contain a dangerous bacteria
4:53PM ( 4 months ago )
Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system
Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex
4:14PM ( 4 months ago )
Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to the shots deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic
12:49PM ( 4 months ago )
Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
Doctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ
11:51AM ( 4 months ago )