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Padrig and Gina Fahey hold a photo of their son, Braden, 12, as they stand for a portrait in California on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Braden collapsed at football practice in August 2022 and died of a malformed blood vessel in the brain. The Faheys couldn’t understand how Braden’s face appeared on the cover of the book “Cause Unknown,” which was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or why his name appeared inside it. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were hurt by his work

Padrig and Gina Fahey hold a photo of their son, Braden, 12, as they stand for a portrait in California on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Braden collapsed at football practice in August 2022 and died of a malformed blood vessel in the brain. The Faheys couldn’t understand how Braden’s face appeared on the cover of the book “Cause Unknown,” which was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or why his name appeared inside it. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

October 21, 2023, 5:38am Health

When 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare. Read story

In this image from video provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Lawrence Faucette, a pig heart transplant patient, works with a physical therapist at the school's hospital in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Pig heart transplant recipient reaches 1-month mark, pushing through physical therapy

In this image from video provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Lawrence Faucette, a pig heart transplant patient, works with a physical therapist at the school's hospital in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

October 20, 2023, 7:44am Health

It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Read story

FILE - A can of toddler nutritional drink sits on a shelf in a grocery store in Surfside, Fla., on Friday, June 17, 2022. Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as "toddler milks" for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and "nutritionally incomplete," the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday, Oct.

So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says

FILE - A can of toddler nutritional drink sits on a shelf in a grocery store in Surfside, Fla., on Friday, June 17, 2022. Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as "toddler milks" for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and "nutritionally incomplete," the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday, Oct.

October 20, 2023, 7:43am Health

Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday. Read story

FILE - A sign marks a CVS branch on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. CVS Health is pulling from its drugstore shelves, Friday, Oct. 20, some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers.

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

FILE - A sign marks a CVS branch on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. CVS Health is pulling from its drugstore shelves, Friday, Oct. 20, some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers.

October 20, 2023, 7:29am Business

CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers. Read story

Post-doctoral researcher Tofunmi Omiye looks over chatbots in his office at the Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A new study, co-led by Omiye, cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients.

AI chatbots are supposed to improve health care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

Post-doctoral researcher Tofunmi Omiye looks over chatbots in his office at the Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A new study, co-led by Omiye, cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients.

October 20, 2023, 7:29am Business

As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black… Read story

UnitedHealthcare failed to meet mental health requirements, WA says

October 19, 2023, 7:39am Business

UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest insurers in Washington, is facing a $500,000 fine for failing to prove its operations are in line with laws outlining mental and behavioral health coverage requirements. Read story

This photo provided by Amazon shows a drone delivering prescription drugs in College Station, Texas.(Amazon via AP)

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

This photo provided by Amazon shows a drone delivering prescription drugs in College Station, Texas.(Amazon via AP)

October 18, 2023, 8:08am Business

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. Read story

Carole Stovall, a participant in the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, poses for a portrait in her office in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. "We all need a mammogram anyway, so why not do it with a study that allows the scientists to understand more and move closer to finding better treatments and ways of maybe even preventing it?" Stovall says.

Are 3D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out

Carole Stovall, a participant in the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, poses for a portrait in her office in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. "We all need a mammogram anyway, so why not do it with a study that allows the scientists to understand more and move closer to finding better treatments and ways of maybe even preventing it?" Stovall says.

October 17, 2023, 8:12am Health

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? Read story

A patient lies in a bed in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center in January 2022 in Seattle.

Hospitals sue Washington to prevent new rules requiring charity care coverage for out-of-state patients

A patient lies in a bed in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center in January 2022 in Seattle.

October 17, 2023, 7:45am Business

The Washington State Hospital Association filed suit Monday against the state Department of Health over a proposed rule allowing out-of-state patients to receive charity care, claiming such a policy would make medical care harder to access and more expensive for Washington residents. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a mirror on the ceiling of a hallway in a ward at the Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. is shown. Hundreds of mentally ill patients at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital are forced to live in conditions that don't meet federal health and safety standards, while overworked nurses and psychiatrists say they must navigate a management system that punishes whistleblowers and fires non-conformers, despite critical staffing shortages. For years, federal regulators have continuously cited the 800-bed facility for violating health and safety standards and a surprise inspection last month found that the hospital continues to put patients at risk. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington faces steep path closing mental health bed gap for jailed defendants

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2015, file photo, a mirror on the ceiling of a hallway in a ward at the Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. is shown. Hundreds of mentally ill patients at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital are forced to live in conditions that don't meet federal health and safety standards, while overworked nurses and psychiatrists say they must navigate a management system that punishes whistleblowers and fires non-conformers, despite critical staffing shortages. For years, federal regulators have continuously cited the 800-bed facility for violating health and safety standards and a surprise inspection last month found that the hospital continues to put patients at risk. (AP Photo/Ted S.

October 17, 2023, 7:42am Health Free

Defendants with psychiatric conditions often sit in Washington’s jails for weeks and sometimes months, waiting for mental health services before they can stand trial. Read story