Category Archives: Health & Wellness
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 PressWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on...
Sep 04, 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 ...
Jun 18, 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
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
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical WriterA three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients and kept disease at bay, a first-of-its-kind international experiment showed.With the bene...
Jun 01, 2025
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical WriterA three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients and kept disease at bay, a first-of-its-kind international experiment showed.With the bene...
Jun 01, 2025
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before - the largest one-year decline ever recorded.An estimated 80,000 peopl...
May 14, 2025