Category Archives: Health & Wellness
Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol...
Feb 11, 2026
South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak ...
Jan 09, 2026
Why ordering takeout or calling the dog walker might lead to a happier relationship
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press It turns out, love may benefit from a little less labor. Couples who spend money on time-saving services - like getting takeout, hiring a housecleaner or calling...
Jan 04, 2026
FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken b...
Dec 15, 2025
Trump administration suggests ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism
By ALI SWENSON and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism wi...
Sep 22, 2025
Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in raucous Senate hearing
By MATT BROWN and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing o...
Sep 04, 2025
A judge could advance Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement after all 50 states back it
All 50 U.S. states have agreed to the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. A judge on Wednesday is being asked to clear the way for lo...
Jun 18, 2025
Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try
GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) - Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take ...
Jun 16, 2025
Autism rates in US rise again to 1 in 31 kids, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long str...
Apr 15, 2025
Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
By MELINA WALLING and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated PressKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - In Uganda’s Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as bu...
Mar 30, 2025