Health

Allowing pharmacists to dispense the life-saving drug naloxone without a prescription may help prevent overdose deaths among those who abuse or misuse opioids, a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open indicates....Read More

The CDC on Friday it estimated that, so far this season, there have been at least 19 million flu illnesses, causing 180,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths, including 68 children....Read More

An analysis of colon and rectal cancer rates among adults in the United States found that there is a 46 percent increase in new diagnoses of the disease from ages 49 to 50, an indication that...

World Health Organization officials on Thursday declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern....Read More

CDC officials on Thursday confirmed the first “person-to-person” transmission of 2019 novel coronavirus in the U.S. — the husband of a woman who went to China. It’s the sixth case in the country overall....Read More

Analysis of 2018 data by the CDC reveals that deaths from cancer, heart disease and other leading causes have either declined or remained unchanged — including the first decrease for overdose deaths in 28 years....Read More

World Health Organization officials say the global community “needs to be on alert” for new cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus and will meet Thursday to discuss declaring a public health emergency....Read More

All 195 people flown on a U.S. government-chartered plane from Hubei province in China have been screened for coronavirus and will remain at March Air Reserve Base for three days, as officials move to stem the...

A U.S. government-chartered plane evacuating American citizens from Hubei province in China is being rerouted to a military base so that passengers can be screened for coronavirus and quarantined....Read More

Deaths from heart disease and stroke continue to decline nationally even as more and more people are living in poor health, a new report has found, potentially putting gains against heart disease in danger....Read More