Elevated cancer rates found near Kansas chemical spill
May 6, 2023 GMTWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health officials have identified elevated levels of liver cancer among people living in several historically Black neighborhoods in Wichita where groundwater was polluted by a rail yard chemical spill.
Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention
April 27, 2023 GMTBANGKOK (AP) — Human rights organizations urged Thailand on Thursday to improve conditions in its immigration detention facilities after a second asylum seeker from China’s Muslim Uyghur minority died in custody within two months.
What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues
March 22, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him.
Hawaii club pro battling cancer makes Sony Open debut at 60
January 10, 2023 GMTKAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Michael Castillo comes from a rich heritage of golf in Hawaii, now the head pro at Kapalua and formerly president of the Aloha Section. He had reason to believe his hope of ever playing the Sony Open was long gone.
Fewer than 1 in 3 insured hepatitis C patients getting cure
August 9, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Fewer than 1 in 3 people infected with hepatitis C are getting the expensive treatments that can cure them, according to a U.S. government study released Tuesday.
The report is distressing because it focused on those with health insurance — the group most likely to get treated for the liver infection, said one expert, Dr.
CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deaths
May 6, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.
About two dozen states reported suspected cases after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a call for doctors to be on the lookout for surprising cases of hepatitis.
Mysterious case of hepatitis diagnosed in North Dakota child
May 5, 2022 GMTBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has become the latest in a growing number of states that is investigating a mysterious case of hepatitis in a child where all the usual causes have been ruled out.
Mysterious pediatric liver disease found in Minnesota
April 30, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health said it's investigating several severe cases of hepatitis among children and has reported the cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
EXPLAINER: What’s known about sudden liver disease in kids
April 26, 2022 GMTA puzzling outbreak of sudden liver disease in nearly 200 children has health authorities in Europe and the U.S. racing to find answers.
The illnesses have no known connection, although a possible link with a virus that can cause colds is being investigated.
WHO: 1 child has died in mystery liver disease outbreak
April 24, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States.
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
April 19, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections spreading to Europe and the U.S.
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe
April 15, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children, and they think it may be related to a kind of virus usually associated with colds.
UK investigating puzzling spike in liver disease in children
April 13, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Scientists are investigating a puzzling spike in liver disease in children across the United Kingdom, including the cause and whether there are any links between the affected youngsters.
COVID-19, other diseases caused historic South Dakota deaths
July 13, 2021 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic pushed South Dakota’s death rate to hit historic levels last year, according to a report from the state Department of Health.
The provisional report also found deaths from diabetes, liver diseases and unintentional injuries reached their highest levels in a decade.
Appeals court upholds rationing of hepatitis C treatment
July 10, 2021 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Corrections can deny a life-saving but expensive hepatitis C medication to inmates, a federal appeals court ruled in a split decision. The dissenting judge in last week's 2-1 ruling at the 6th U.S.
Geno Hayes, former NFL, Florida State linebacker, dies at 33
April 27, 2021 GMTGeno Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers confirmed his death Tuesday...
Maine CDC: Potential hepatitis A exposure at Orono store
March 25, 2021 GMTORONO, Maine (AP) — Patrons of a store in Orono earlier this month might have been exposed to a kind of hepatitis, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said...
Robert Redford’s son, James, dies of liver cancer at 58
October 20, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died...
Seattle area Hepatitis A cases up amid coronavirus pandemic
April 9, 2020 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — More than 100 people have contracted hepatitis A in the Seattle area since the beginning of January, coinciding with the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials said...
Mississippi investigates hepatitis case at restaurant
February 2, 2020 GMTVICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Health says a restaurant worker in Vicksburg has been diagnosed with hepatitis A...
Hepatitis A on rise in Colorado with nearly 300 known cases
December 7, 2019 GMTDENVER (AP) — Almost 300 people have contracted hepatitis A in Colorado since an increase in the contagious liver disease began in 2018...
Flight attendant may have exposed passengers to Hepatitis A
October 8, 2019 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Health officials in North Carolina say more than a dozen people may have been exposed to hepatitis A on a recent flight...
Salmonella, hepatitis A reported at Crow Wing County Jail
October 3, 2019 GMTBRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating cases of salmonella and hepatitis A at the Crow Wing County Jail...
Agency: Hepatitis A outbreak spreads into Rio Arriba County
September 20, 2019 GMTSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Health officials say an outbreak of hepatitis A cases has spread into northern New Mexico's Rio Arriba County...
Mississippi probes possible Hepatitis A exposure
September 10, 2019 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi State Department of Health is investigating a case of hepatitis A in a food service worker that could have led to possible exposure for customers...
State awards contract to boost hepatitis A vaccination rate
August 26, 2019 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials have signed a contract designed to boost the rate of people vaccinated against hepatitis A as the number of cases of the liver disease increases...
US communities reach out to homeless as liver disease surges
March 12, 2019 GMTWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — This industrial city in central Massachusetts has had many nicknames through the years, including "the Heart of the Commonwealth" and "Wormtown...
Kentucky jail official: 9 inmates diagnosed with hepatitis A
December 11, 2018 GMTLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Officials say several jail inmates have been diagnosed with hepatitis A in a Kentucky county where cases of the contagious liver disease have increased in recent months...
US advisory group urges hepatitis A shots for homeless
October 24, 2018 GMTFor the first time, a U.S. advisory committee is recommending a routine vaccination for homeless people, voting Wednesday to urge hepatitis A shots to prevent future outbreaks of the contagious liver disease...
Cherokee Nation lauded for hepatitis C elimination effort
May 16, 2018 GMTTAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Recovering addict Judith Anderson figures if she hadn't entered a program that caught and treated the hepatitis C she contracted after years of intravenous drug use, she wouldn't be alive to convince others to get checked out...