HEALTH

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning for a second day of testimony before a COVID-19 public inquiry, facing further grilling over how he dealt with the latter stages of the pandemicByThe Associated PressDecember 7, 2023,…

Having high blood pressure is a major cause of medical emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. Also known as hypertension, it means your heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body.It also causes the arteries to become…

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry gripped by the fear of violence.Already stressed out by staffing shortages and mounting caseloads, heath care…

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — The killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry gripped by the fear of violence. Already stressed out by staffing shortages and mounting caseloads,…

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' strict abortion ban will face an unprecedented test Thursday, when a judge considers a request for an emergency court order that would allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to have an abortion in…

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WASHINGTON -- White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that anti-tobacco groups fear could scuttle the long-awaited rule.Administration…

A blood test that can spot if a patient’s brain is ageing faster than the rest of their body could help predict dementia decades before it develops, research suggests.It means conditions such as Alzheimer’s could be caught and treated in…

Medical experts are warning that the U.S. could face a “syndemic” winter as respiratory viruses surge and temperatures plunge. A syndemic is not unlike the “tripledemics” that health-care systems have grappled with the past two…

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Three Marines found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car outside a North Carolina gas station in July were in a vehicle with unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes, according to newly released autopsy findings.The…