Pentagon warns take-home DNA kits pose security risk: Report
The memo, obtained by Yahoo News, warns service members using the kits because they are unregulated and could provide inaccurate health assessments and that there is a growing concern about how genetic information could be used for mass surveillance and tracking individuals. The memo is primarily focused on health assessments because service members have an obligation to report changes in their health.
Jury backs Johnson & Johnson in talc cancer case
“It’s disappointing that J&J is going to see this as approval of their continued sale of talc-based baby powder that harms women,” Ted Meadows, one of Forrest’s lawyers, said in a statement.
Next step in battling opioid crisis: Tracking overdoses in real time
If there’s a spike in overdoses, the system will send text alerts to health administrators and community workers.
New Year’s resolution: 'How Not to Diet' author on trick to successful weight loss
New Year's weight loss won't happen without a balanced diet, said Dr. Michael Gregor.
FDA warns of breathing risks with popular nerve drugs
U.S. health regulators are warning that popular nervous system medications can cause dangerous breathing problems when combined with opioids and certain other drugs.
These pharmaceutical companies are the top five biggest spenders on TV advertisements
These five drug commercials topped last month's most costly TV ad spots.
Burger King offering Impossible Whoppers to delayed travelers
As a consolation for the holiday travel woes, the fast-food chain is handing out free Impossible Whoppers to delayed travelers.
Veterans Affairs secretary touts health care reforms after scathing audit
No veterans were harmed, Robert Wilkie tells FOX Business' Liz MacDonald.
Obamacare could be replaced by a Republican health care plan: Tom Price
If Obamacare is repealed, it could be replaced with a GOP plan, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said.
Court: Obamacare 'individual mandate' unconstitutional
A federal appeals court says the “individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama’s health care law is invalid.
Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer medication fast
The opioid crisis now kills more Americans than car crashes and is estimated to cost more than $500 billion a year
Measles cases in Denver and Los Angeles airports are connected
U.S. health officials have confirmed that three children recently hospitalized with measles in Colorado traveled from New Zealand to LA before arriving in Denver
Petland store puppies linked to infection outbreak
The CDC said at least 30 people across 13 states have been infected.
The Navajo Nation to found its own health care entity
The Navajo Nation might be the first Native American tribes to have its own health care
Trump admin advances rule to import medicines, lower drug costs
The agency also said it would allow drugmakers to bring drugs that they sell more cheaply in foreign countries into the United States for sale here, an option the companies are unlikely to embrace.
90% of US opioid deaths are accidental, 4% are suicide
In 2017, opioid-related deaths totaled about 47,500 and included 43,000 accidental deaths and 1,880 suicides.
Chick-fil-A every day? California man decides to 'Eat mor Chikin' for charity
The San Diego staff reportedly know his order by heart.
CVS sued by U.S. for fraudulent Medicare billing
CVS and Omnicare unit were sued on Tuesday by the U.S. government, which accused them of fraudulently billing Medicare
Sackler family withdrew $10.7B from Purdue Pharma amid opioid crisis
The total amount family members received from the company was made public in a filing in October, but the new report offers new details on when the money was distributed.
Officials: 3 people who went through LA Airport had measles
Three people who traveled through Los Angeles International Airport last week had measles and may have exposed others to the disease, health authorities said Monday.