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Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, heal
AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism

AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism

ORLANDO, Fla.
AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism

AP Exclusive: Pro tennis player Jenson Brooksby talks about living with autism

ORLANDO, Fla.
Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad's fall

Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad's fall

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany, and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential consequences for the health sector if many of them were to return home.
Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing expected to appear at hearing on extradition to New York

Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing expected to appear at hearing on extradition to New York

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.
US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year.
Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad's fall

Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad's fall

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany, and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential consequences for the health sector if many of them were to return home.
Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers

Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers

COLWOOD, B.C. — A suburban British Columbia city is looking to ease its shortage of family doctors by hiring physicians and putting them on the community payroll.

DOJ files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids

The Justice Department unsealed a civil complaint Wednesday alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Arizona Gov.