In surprise decision, US approves muscular dystrophy drug
MATTHEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision...
Study finds tobacco use and air pollution exposure increase odds of tuberculosis by far...
LOMA LINDA – A study recently published by researchers in both Loma Linda and Laos PDR found that respiratory health and rates of tuberculosis in...
Make the most of a health plan before year-end
The holiday season is at hand, and many residents in California are already making year-end plans to travel and celebrate with friends and family....
Shannon Moore of Desert Hills Memory Care Center awarded outstanding department director
HEMET – Shannon Moore, wellness director of Desert Hills Memory Care Center, a memory care community located at 25818 Columbia Street in Hemet, has...
More people signing up for health insurance in California
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — More than 130,000 people have purchased health insurance through California's state-run marketplace for the first time, a 16%...
10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program
MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program...
More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals, a...
New drugs show rare promise against advanced breast cancer
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Doctors on Wednesday reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women...
Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreak
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape...
US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years.
An...