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Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn’t even leave her dining room. The emergency physician n...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

3 sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in US

NEW YORK – U.S. infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fifth consecutive year. More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia were reported last year. Th...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Twin births in U.S. now going down, at lowest level in decade

NEW YORK – Fewer U.S. families are seeing double, according to a government report that finds a drop in new twins. Twin births steadily increased for more than three decades, driv...

DATE: Oct 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18

NEW YORK – The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there’s no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Group pulls video that stirred talk of designer babies

A government-funded group that’s leading efforts to set standards for gene editing has pulled a video it posted in the wake of concern about how it portrayed the ethically dicey science and ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13

NEW YORK – Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday. The Centers f...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Health officials: It’s time to give flu vaccine another shot

WASHINGTON – The flu forecast is cloudy and it’s too soon to know if the U.S. is in for a third miserable season in a row, but health officials said Thursday not to delay vaccination. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Southwest Center for Independence closes after break-in

Nonprofit testing for meth residue, staff working remotely

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Laser therapy offers lasting relief for muscle, nerve pain

Light repairs tissue at cellular level

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

What we know (and don’t) about Juul, teen vaping and illness

NEW YORK – An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They’re often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it’s not clear how – or even if – they are co...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

2nd Ebola vaccine to be used in Congo, as UN efforts slammed

LONDON – The World Health Organization on Monday announced Congo will start using a second experimental Ebola vaccine, as efforts to stop the deadly outbreak are stalled and Doctors Without ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Will combo pill catch on in U.S. to prevent heart attacks?

A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to tre...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health