GENERALHEALTH:Gene-Linked Iron Disorder More Common Than Thought:

Opioid Prescriptions Almost Twice as Likely for Rural vs. Urban Americans:

Money Woes May Take Toll on Black Americans' Hearts:

Antibiotics Still Misused in Babies With Viral Lung Infections:

When to Treat Varicose Veins:

Health Highlights: Jan. 17, 2019:

Doctor at Ohio Hospital Gave Potentially Lethal Doses of Painkillers to Patients
FDA Down to 5 Weeks of Funding for New Drug Approvals
Third Cat in Wyoming Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague
Anti-Vaxxers a Major Global Health Threat: WHO

When Your Medications Are the News:

Experimental Drug Could Be New Option for Type 2 Diabetes:

Still Too Many Highway Deaths Tied to Speeding:

More Americans Mixing Opioids With Sedatives:

Two-Thirds of Poor U.S. Women Can't Afford Menstrual Pads, Tampons: Study:

Dermatologists Cut Back on Antibiotics But Still Prescribe the Most:

Climate Change Already Hurting Human Health, Review Shows:

New Leash on Life? Staying Slim Keeps Pooches Happy, Healthy:

Health Highlights: Jan. 16, 2019:

More Than Two Dozen Transgender People Killed in U.S. Last Year
Purdue Pharma Owners Lied About Dangers of OxyContin: Court Filing
Ocean Temps Reached Record High in 2018: Study
Congo Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Worst in History

Type 2 Diabetes Before 40 Tied to Mental Illness Hospitalizations:

Race May Matter for Liver Transplant Success:

Are Some Opioid Abusers Using Their Pets to Get the Drugs?:

Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2019:

Congo Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Worst in History
FDA to Resume Inspections of Riskier Foods
New Birth Control Skin Patch Being Developed
U.S. DNA Pioneer and Nobel Prize Winner Loses Lab Honors Due to Racist Comments
Dog Food Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination

Vaccine, Screening Can Prevent Cervical Cancer Deaths:

Health Tip: Managing Your Family's Digital Life:

Nature or Nurture? Twins Study Helps Sort Out Genes' Role in Disease:

Many Teens, Young Adults Don't Get Private Time With Doctors:

Calling All Blood Donors …:

1-800-662-HELP: Too Few Opioid Users Aware of Lifesaving Helpline: