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AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping products

American Medical Association calls for an immediate ban on all e-cigarette and vaping products

7:07PM ( 14 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

New York joins states suing e-cigarette maker Juul

New York has joined the ranks of states suing Juul, the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker

4:33PM ( 17 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Trump says he went through ‘very routine physical’

President Donald Trump says he went through a ‘very routine physical’ when he went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday, but complained that first lady Melania Trump and staff expressed concerns for his health based on media reports

1:18PM ( 20 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Luis Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter’s death

Luis Enrique is returning as Spain coach five months after stepping down because of his daughter’s illness

7:41AM ( 1 day ago )

By The Associated Press

Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

A massive coal-fired power plant that served customers in the U.S. West for nearly 50 years has shut down

11:21PM ( 1 day ago )

By The Associated Press

California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads, youth sales

California is suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging its past marketing appealed to teens

10:12PM ( 1 day ago )

By The Associated Press

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Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan reignites health care clash

Elizabeth Warren wants to move the country to a government-funded health care system in stages over three years rather than immediately push for a full “Medicare for All”

5:59PM ( 1 day ago )

Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teens

President Donald Trump is backing away from a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes popular with teens

4:17PM ( 1 day ago )

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

3:26PM ( 1 day ago )

AP Health Archive

Health and Medicine

Measure introduced in Ohio would ban abortion outright

A group of conservative lawmakers in Ohio has introduced a bill to outlaw abortion outright

5:02PM ( 4 days ago )

Doctor accused of unnecessary surgeries held without bail

A Virginia doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgical procedures on his patients has been ordered held without bail while he awaits trial

2:50PM ( 5 days ago )

Prosecutors: 126 women complain about Virginia gynecologist

Prosecutors want a judge to deny bond to a Virginia gynecologist arrested after allegedly performing unnecessary surgical procedures on his patients

8:11AM ( 6 days ago )

AP Health - Women's health Archive

Women's Health

Mother and daughter pen children's book about breast cancer

12:01AM ( 3 days ago )

Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children

Doctors are warning that children are being born into a warming world that may bring them more health problems

1:23AM ( 6 days ago )

Michigan teen who vaped received double lung transplant

A double lung transplant recipient who severely damaged those internal organs by vaping has been identified as a Michigan teenager

6:18PM ( 1 week ago )

AP Health - Children's Health Archive

Children's Health

Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk

New research suggests many U.S. adults underestimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it.

3:41PM ( 4 days ago )

Wildfires outside L.A. threaten homes, bypass Reagan library

A wind-whipped outbreak of wildfires outside Los Angeles is threatening thousands of homes and horse ranches and forcing the evacuation of elderly patients in wheelchairs

3:58PM ( 2 weeks ago )

Biogen reanalyzes studies, presses ahead on Alzheimer's drug

The drug company Biogen Inc. says it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer's disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the course of the most common form of dementia

6:44PM ( 4 weeks ago )

AP Health - Senior Health Archive

Senior Health