April 8, 2023, 12:25pm Health
Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier. Read story
April 7, 2023, 4:19pm Health
Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years. Read story
April 7, 2023, 8:02am Health
A Santa Monica beverage company is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the primary ingredient in its Feel Free kava drink is an addictive opioid-like substance known as kratom. Read story
April 4, 2023, 3:52pm Health
Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby power containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that the company had previously set aside to pay for its potential liability. Read story
April 4, 2023, 2:11pm Health
Washington has stockpiled thousands of doses of an abortion pill in anticipation of a federal court ruling in Texas that could limit its availability, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday. Read story
April 4, 2023, 6:04am Health
Tuberculosis cases have increased for the second year in a row, according to a March report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While incidence of tuberculosis within the U.S. declined substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of the disease are now returning to pre-pandemic levels. Read story
April 4, 2023, 6:01am Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A streptococcus infections in children. Read story
April 2, 2023, 4:12pm Health
After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape. Read story
April 2, 2023, 6:03am Business
A total 13 million nurses will need to be replaced globally within the coming years, according to a March 2023 International Council of Nurses report. With the global nursing shortage as high as 30.6 million in 2019 — and only exasperated by the pandemic — nurses have found themselves in… Read story
April 2, 2023, 6:00am Business
Dr. Jacqui O’Kane took a job with a hospital in southern Georgia in 2020, as the lone doctor in a primary care clinic in a small town that’s a medically underserved area. She soon attracted nearly 3,000 patients. Read story
