Health officials in West Virginia say they’ve identified five more hepatitis A cases in food service workers. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says a McDonald’s on Patrick Street in Charleston, a Pizza Hut on Third Street in Saint Albans, Paul’s Poplar Park Drive Inn in Scott Depot, Sakura on Nitro Place… Read More

A man who says he was disgruntled with the Veterans Affairs system strapped fireworks to his chest and lit himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday. The incident prompted the Capitol building to be evacuated and the surrounding streets to be shut down. No one else… Read More

One of the world’s most dreaded viruses has been turned into a treatment to fight deadly brain tumors. Survival was better than expected for patients in a small study who were given genetically modified poliovirus, which helped their bodies attack the cancer, doctors report. It was the first human test… Read More

The House has overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to give health care providers more tools to stem an opioid crisis killing more than 115 people in the United States daily. The legislation passed Friday by a vote of 396-14. It’s one of dozens of opioid-related bills that lawmakers have made a… Read More

Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show. There hadn’t been much change the previous two years, but it’s been clear there’s been a general decline and the… Read More

Heather Kretzer, a health consultant for the Florida Department of Health in Panama City, lives near the water. But the most recent call for an evacuation in her area wasn’t because of a hurricane but because of an active shooter. The incident, which did not result in any bystanders being… Read More