AMA declares obesity a disease

AMA declares obesity a disease

The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment.

High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits

High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits

WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled.

Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides

Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides

Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital.

Walk-in clinics gaining popularity

Walk-in clinics gaining popularity

Tabitha Smith had been sick for about a week last November with what she thought was just a cold. When she didn't get better, her mom pushed her to see a doctor. "I told her I can't afford the doctor," says Smith, a 31-year-old social media manager...

Girl's lung transplant leaves thorny ethical questions

Girl's lung transplant leaves thorny ethical questions

The emails arrived by the dozens. Then the hundreds. Then the thousands.

 
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Hear Kevin Bacon

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Plan B emergency contraceptive pill battle: Confusion endures

Plan B emergency contraceptive pill battle: Confusion endures

It was hailed as a significant step forward in women's reproductive rights, but this week's decision by the Obama administration to allow...

Los Angeles leads nation in Medicare spending on end-of-life care

Los Angeles leads nation in Medicare spending on end-of-life care

More money was spent in the Los Angeles area on chronically ill patients in their final years than anywhere else in the United States,...

Obama administration reverses course on Plan B pill

Obama administration reverses course on Plan B pill

The Obama administration dropped its long-standing opposition to over-the-counter sales of a controversial morning-after pill Monday and...

Doctors brace for pain as 10% cut to Medi-Cal rates looms

Doctors brace for pain as 10% cut to Medi-Cal rates looms

In a office decorated with Chinese art and diagrams of body parts, Dr. George Ma cares for more than 4,000 patients.

Treatments of physical and mental health are coming together

Treatments of physical and mental health are coming together

Many days, the sheer weight of Iszurette Hunter's clinical depression becomes more than she can lift. She clings to her bed in her South Los...

Financial help for patients fighting cancer

Financial help for patients fighting cancer

After finding a lump in her breast, Laura Wells had to wait nearly six months before getting a confirmed diagnosis of cancer.

Obama cites California to tout his healthcare law

Obama cites California to tout his healthcare law

[Updated, 10:56 a.m. June 7: SAN JOSE – President Obama on Friday morning held up California as an example of how his...

PTSD may be prevented, researchers find

PTSD may be prevented, researchers find

Experts estimate that up to 20% of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition...