Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as...
MVHS closes to protect students, faculty after potential coronavirus case reported
Murrieta Valley High School will be closed beginning Monday out of “an abundance of caution” after an employee, who traveled to a country with...
Medication fog can mimic or worsen dementia in the elderly
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Claire Dinneen's daughters thought that worsening dementia was causing her growing confusion, but her doctor suspected something else.
Dr. Pei...
About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so,...
Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis
GEOFF MULVIHILL and LARRY FENN
Associated Press
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription...
In rough US flu season for kids, vaccine working OK so far
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It may end up being a bad flu season for kids, but early signs suggest the...
U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training
LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
Aliya Feroe recalls the flustered OB-GYN who referred her to another physician after learning she identified as queer. For Rhi...
80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study finds
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the...
Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits US kids
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest...
China’s Communist Party faces recriminations over virus
KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a...