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California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone's life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov.
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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking ? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.
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Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning
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West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S.
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'Vampire facials' were linked to cases of HIV. Here's what to know about the beauty treatment

'Vampire facials' were linked to cases of HIV. Here's what to know about the beauty treatment

Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking the first documented cases of people contracting
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Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve US lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris

Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve US lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical device maker Philips said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines, which have been subject to a massive global recall .
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FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry.
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Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers

Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers

VANCOUVER — Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or keep them from taking it up in the first
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CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles

CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadl
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