Health & Safety

Lawmakers To Vote On Spending Bill To Avoid A Government Shutdown

8:11am May 03, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Since Republicans need Democrats to vote for the measure, they had to compromise. While the spending bill is expected to pass, Republicans don't have the votes yet to pass a new health care bill.

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Health & Safety

Man Who Claimed To Be 146 Years Old Dies In Indonesia

7:28am May 03, 2017

An Indonesian who claimed to have been born in 1870 died this week. If true, at 146, he would have been the oldest person ever by far. Indonesia didn't record births until 1900, however.

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On August 8, 2016, a suicide bomber killed 74 people and wounded 112 others at a government-run hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.

Report: Health Workers Attacked In 23 Countries Last Year

7:28am May 03, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Syria has seen the most attacks but it is far from the only country where assaults take place.

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Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo: "I am scared for my security, but I hope my God will keep protecting me."

This Ex-Child Soldier Went Undercover To Save The Gorillas

8:48pm May 02, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Rodrigue Katembo has quite a resume: child soldier, park ranger, undercover agent, friend of gorillas and elephants. And now, he is a Goldman Environmental Prize winner.

The death rate for African-Americans dropped 25 percent over 17 years, but most of that was among people ages 65 and older.

Death Rate Among Black Americans Declines, Especially For Elderly People

6:18pm May 02, 2017

by Rob Stein

The CDC says the death rate for black Americans fell 25 percent over 17 years and was especially dramatic for those 65 and older. But young black people are still dying earlier than white Americans.

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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue eats lunch with students at the Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va., on Monday.

More Salt In School Lunch, Less Nutrition Info On Menus: Trump Rolls Back Food Rules

3:17pm May 02, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The Trump administration says it wants to remove burdensome regulation. On Monday it served up a taste of what that looks like when it comes to aspects of Obama-era food policy.

Pharmaceutical companies send "detailers" to hospitals to persuade doctors to prescribe their medications.

Doctors Prescribe More Generics When Drug Reps Are Kept At Bay

2:53pm May 02, 2017

by Charles Ornstein

Doctors were more likely to choose generic drugs over pricier brand names when teaching hospitals limited access by pharmaceutical sales representatives, a study finds.

Author Susannah Meadows sought alternative treatments for her son when traditional treatments failed.

A Child's Suffering Drives A Mother To Seek Untested Treatments

2:48pm May 02, 2017

by Heather Won Tesoriero

When medication wasn't relieving her 3-year-old son's juvenile arthritis, Susannah Meadows started investigating non-medical treatments like diet and supplements.

Researchers say putting guns out of reach reduces the chances that suicidal veterans could take their own lives — but changing the law is a controversial idea.

Veterans At Risk Of Suicide Negotiate A Thorny Relationship With Guns

1:20pm May 02, 2017

by Quil Lawrence

Researchers say putting guns out of reach reduces the chances that suicidal veterans could take their own lives, but changing the law is a controversial idea.

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In an emotional monologue, Jimmy Kimmel disclosed his infant son's heart defects and asked Americans to put politics aside when it comes to health care. "There are no teams," he said. "We are the team. ... We need to take care of each other."

Jimmy Kimmel Opens Up About His Newborn Son's Heart Surgery And Praises Obamacare

12:39pm May 02, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was," Kimmel said in an emotional monologue, "there was a good chance you'd never be able to get health insurance."