Category Archives: Health & Wellness
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
The skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for a solution
By SUSAN HAIGH and MARC LEVY Associated PressStates increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are searching for ways to get ou...
Apr 06, 2025
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - A man who battled childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells, in a study aimed at restoring the ...
Mar 28, 2025