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FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office.

Surgeon general: Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking

FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office.

May 2, 2023, 11:52am Health

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. Read story

Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law

May 2, 2023, 9:53am Health

Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Read story

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

May 1, 2023, 2:13pm Health

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. Read story

FILE - Buildings at the University of Kansas Hospital are seen on March 9, 2020, in Kansas City, Kan. A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found that two hospitals, Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., and University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she was experiencing premature labor at 17 weeks. The findings are revealed in documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

FILE - Buildings at the University of Kansas Hospital are seen on March 9, 2020, in Kansas City, Kan. A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found that two hospitals, Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., and University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she was experiencing premature labor at 17 weeks. The findings are revealed in documents obtained by The Associated Press.

May 1, 2023, 9:55am Health

Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. Read story

A nurse administers a Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.  U.S. regulators on Tuesday, April 18, 2023,  cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring -- while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.(AP Photo/Rogelio V.

As federal emergency declaration expires, the picture of the pandemic grows fuzzier

A nurse administers a Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.  U.S. regulators on Tuesday, April 18, 2023,  cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring -- while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.(AP Photo/Rogelio V.

May 1, 2023, 6:02am Health

Joel Wakefield isn’t just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of COVID-19 is personal. Read story

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Here’s how 10 popular diets scored for heart health

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May 1, 2023, 6:02am Health

Thinking about trying a new diet but not sure which way to go? An evidence-based analysis of 10 popular eating patterns shows some promote heart health much better than others. Read story

FILE - Adderall XR capsules are displayed on Feb. 24, 2023. Drug shortages are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last fall a shortage of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment Adderall due to a manufacturing problem.

What’s behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds?

FILE - Adderall XR capsules are displayed on Feb. 24, 2023. Drug shortages are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last fall a shortage of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment Adderall due to a manufacturing problem.

April 30, 2023, 12:53pm Health

Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. Read story

U.S. officials want to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. Many stakeholders think they won’t

April 30, 2023, 6:10am Health

In 2018, Mike Ferraro was living on the street and sharing needles with other people who injected drugs when he found out he was HIV-positive. Read story