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Spain confirms first case of sexually transmitted dengue

Health officials have confirmed a case of a person spreading dengue through sex, which is the world's first such virus because till now only mosquitoes have r...

NICE backs first cannabis-based drugs, both from GW Pharma

They have reported dramatic reductions in the number and severity of seizures in their children, and are furious that NICE has not approved any cannabis-based m...

Father of black woman killed by white Texas officer dies

She say, 'Tay was shot, '" he told KTVT-TV the day after the shooting. My daughter was 28. Police responded after a neighbor of Jefferson's called a non-emergen...

Bevin's Final Options: Recanvass Or Election Contest But No Recount

So Beshear's victory marks a significant setback for Trump who has long maintained his popularity in the state. Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rura...

Warren ‘Open to Suspending Deportations’ to Push Congress on Immigration Reform

And she deflected questions about his attacks Thursday during a brief session with reporters traveling with her on a three-day swing through North and SC. Mitt ...

Republican Leader Puts Jordan On House Intel Committee

The impeachment inquiry is set to begin public hearings of witnesses next week, a divisive move which Republicans have deemed an attempt to sway public opinio...

Placer County reports first flu-related death of season

People at higher risk of severe disease who have flu symptoms should contact their medical provider. One of those vaccines is Fluzone High-Dose, which the Ce...

White House aide fails to appear for impeachment inquiry

Democrats believe that Trump withheld United States aid for Ukraine to "pressure" its president, Volodymyr Zelenski, in a 25 July telephone conversation, to s...

Flu-vaccine nasal spray delayed for some schoolchildren

The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Oakland county's heath division announced a 69-year-old man is dead due to the flu. Dr Gerry Waldron, Assistant Di...

Juul Stops Sales of Mint-Flavored E-Cigarettes

When asked on Friday if the administration was stepping back from restricting flavors, Trump said, "We're talking about the age, we're talking about flavors, we...

Potential culprit found in vaping-related lung injuries and deaths

Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the C.D.C., said at a news briefing. "These new findings are significant", Schuchat said during a press briefing...

Judge strikes down new federal abortion rule

Proposed by department's Office of Civil Rights more than a year ago, the rule was created to protect "conscience rights" of health-care providers by boosting...

Recipient of First Penis and Scrotum Transplant is "Fully Functional"

The procedure appears to have been a success and the unfortunate emasculated war hero is now "feeling whole again", doctors reported. "In this case, there was...

Student With ID From Puerto Rico Denied Cold Medication From CVS

In a Facebook post , Arlene Payano Burgos wrote that her son, José A. Guzmán-Payano, now a junior at Purdue University , was prevented from buying Mucinex las...

US Scientists Discover First New HIV Strain Since 2000

Researchers and epidemiologists said they did not expect the new strain to change the way HIV was diagnosed or treated and that the existing tests and antir...

Judge strikes down new Trump rule on religious objections

Judge Orders Mental Health Services for Separated Migrant Families On Tuesday, US District Judge John Kronstadt ordered the government to provide mental healt...

10 people in Oklahoma injected with insulin instead of the flu shot

Emergency services were contacted immediately, and the Bartlesville Fire Department, Ambulance and Police Department responded quickly and provided exceptional ...

Research: US teen vaping numbers climb, fueled by Juul & mint flavor

The government report, surveying nearly 20,000 young people, also found that Juul is the preferred brand for 60% of high school e-cigarette users. But the new...

New Jersey ShopRite 'food handler' tests positive for hepatitis A, customers warned

This is not the first time this year that a food handler in New Jersey has exposed customers to hepatitis A . According to NJ Heath officials, any items purc...

Screen time impact on kids’ white matter

Excessive screen time is linked to lower development in brain's white matter , according to study. Higher ScreenQ scores were significantly associated with...

Discovery of a New Strain of HIV

Researchers from Abbott diagnostics claimed that this research marks the first time a new subtype of " Group M " HIV virus has been identified since guideli...

Running, even just a little, can reduce your risk of death

Carried out by researchers in Australia, Thailand, Austria, and Finland, the new analysis looked at 14 existing studies which had tracked the health of a total ...

Purdue student denied sale of cold medicine because he's Puerto Rican

Jose Payano says a cashier at a CVS in IN refused to accept his Puerto Rican ID when he tried to purchase cold medicine. However, despite being 20 years old, ...

Melania Trump visits Boston Medical Center amid employee protests

Trump was particularly interested in Boston Medical Center's Cuddling Assists in Lowering Maternal and Infant Stress program, which consists of medical staff, p...

More than 4m high schoolers and 1m middle schoolers vape, study shows

Teen nicotine vaping has become so prevalent in recent years that the Food and Drug Administration has called it an "epidemic". Conway told the news outlet that...

Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said the rule was created to help enforce "conscience protection" laws that have been on the books fo...

Running Can Help You Outrun Heart Failure, Cancer, New Research Says

In an analysis of 14 previous studies - from the US, UK, China and Denmark - the group of researchers from institutes in Australia, Thailand and Finland conclud...

Warren unveils $20.5tn plan for universal healthcare without middle-class tax hike

The rest Warren said would come through stronger enforcement of the existing tax code, higher collections of existing taxes due to higher take-home incomes and ...

UPS completes first residential drone deliveries from a CVS Pharmacy

Using a M2 drone, the prescriptions were lowered down to two separate destinations via a cable while the unmanned aerial vehicle hovered 20 feet above each home...

Anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives

Prof Steve Ahuka, national co-ordinator of the fight against Ebola , confirmed the reports from the army that a "community worker" involved in the fight agains...