New Medicare Advantage rules benefit seniors

Starting next year, the government will offer some seniors enrolled in private Medicare Advantage insurance an opportunity to leave those plans if they lose their doctors or other health care providers. Last New Medicare Advantage rules benefit seniors Starting next...

Muhammad Ali In Hospital With Pneumonia

The three-time heavyweight champion, who has Parkinson’s disease, was admitted to the unidentified hospital on Saturday morning and is expected to recover. “Because the pneumonia was caught early, his prognosis is good with a short hospital stay...

FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatment

Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie. It includes a combination pill, which contains the antiviral drugs ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir,...

Part III: Youth Dealing with Depression

It is a normal and appropriate response to disappointment and loss. But how do you tell whether your child or teen is experiencing normal sadness or suffering from clinical depression that may need expert help? Telling the difference can be difficult as the symptoms...

Texas health officials confirm 4 listeria cases

Texas health officials say four people have contracted a food poisoning known as listeria in an outbreak linked to prepackaged caramel apples. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced the illness was confirmed in at least 10 states, including...

New rival to Gilead hepatitis C drug approved

Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the sale of a packaged treatment called Viekira Pak made by...