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Zika remains global emergency, as virus spreads

GENEVA – The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Zika remains an international health emergency and that while the virus continues to hit new countries, experts still aren’t sure ...

More U.S. adults use marijuana, don’t think it’s risky

NEW YORK – Marijuana use is becoming more accepted among U.S. adults as states loosen pot laws, new national survey data shows. More are using marijuana, using it more often and ...

New technology at Mercy detects breast cancer more efficiently

Mercy scanner can uncover disease earlier

Fitbit makes exercise even more of a game

NEW YORK – Fitbit wants to help you exercise more by making you think you’re hiking famous trails instead of strolling around your neighborhood. The new motivational feature, call...

Most teens vaping fruity flavors, not nicotine

NEW YORK – Health officials warn that electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices are poisoning kids with nicotine. But new research suggests that most teens aren’t vaping nicotine at all...

Fists not football: Brain injuries seen in domestic assaults

Injuries leave some survivors so impaired that they can’t manage their jobs and lives

Why your smart friends can seem like such slackers

People who like to use their brains are a lot less physically active than people who don’t, according to research published in the Journal of Health Psychology. Now, you may think...

Volunteers sought as race to develop a Zika vaccine heats up

WASHINGTON – Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study – this winter, when mo...

How two of the world’s top athletes battled burnout

© 2016, The Washington Post. Anthony Ervin and Jax Mariash Koudele are both high-performance athletes. At age 35, Ervin is the oldest male swimmer on the U.S. team at t...

Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease

NEW YORK – A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads. The database, with genetic codes fro...

Best reason to read? Book lovers live longer, scientists say

Good news book readers: A chapter a day might keep the Grim Reaper away – at least a little longer. A recent study by Yale University researchers, published online in the journal ...

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

It nourishes fetus, acting as its lungs, kidneys and liver