Posted: 8:56 AM The Obama administration is putting new curbs on private insurance plans that are popular with seniors in Medicare, but have been criticized for marketing abuses and high costs to the government.
Posted: 4:28 PM It's a nightmare scenario worthy of a sci-fi movie script: A scientist accidentally pricks her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice.
Posted: 3:52 PM A novel device to treat a common heart problem that can lead to stroke shows promise, according to a new study.
Posted: 3:47 PM Here's a warning for weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, according to a new study.
Posted: 9:14 PM A CDC report finds that 7 out of 10 Americans should restrict their salt consumption, but very few do.
Posted: 2:03 PM The most expensive drugs now on the market could have to compete with lower-cost generic versions just five years after launching, under a new congressional proposal.
Posted: 10:13 AM Federal investigators say the government's system for tracking foods through the supply chain is riddled with holes that could undermine efforts to find the source of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack.
Updated: 5:57 PM Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
Posted: 2:17 PM A federal judge has let stand most of the $8.5 million he awarded a woman who lost the use of an arm due to a flesh-eating bacteria misdiagnosed by a military doctor.
Posted: 1:29 PM Insurers are trying to head off creation of a government insurance plan that would compete with them.
Posted: 4:02 PM The ruling came in a lawsuit seeking wider distribution and access to emergency contraceptives.
Updated: 3:58 PM E-cigarettes are marketed as a healthier alternative to smoking and as a way to kick the habit. They are smokeless and battery-powered, releasing a nicotine vapor into the lungs.
Posted: 1:09 PM The Kansas House has endorsed Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' proposal to expand a state health insurance program for children.
Posted: 10:31 AM The World Health Organization says more money and better science are urgently needed to rein in new, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis.
Posted: 4:15 PM Researchers are looking into a treatment for Parkinson's disease that involves using electric currents to help patients move better.
Posted: 10:52 AM Sales growth of prescription drugs in the U.S. slowed for the second straight year.
Updated: 7:50 AM Here's a look at what area Doctors say is going around.
Updated: 5:43 PM Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
Updated: 8:20 PM Somewhat conflicting studies on whether prostate-cancer screening is a valuable life-saving tool have left men with the standard advice: check with your doctor before deciding what's right for you.
Posted: 5:04 PM A panel of cardiology experts recommends that an experimental drug from Sanofi-Aventis be approved to treat irregular heart rhythms linked to stroke.
Posted: 3:12 PM A pilot program that helps Kansas mothers with substance abuse problems deliver drug-free babies could be at risk as it prepares to launch statewide.
Posted: 2:57 PM The Consumer Product Safety Commission says at least three children have died in drop-side cribs in the last 18 months.
Posted: 2:24 PM A bill to impose a statewide smoking ban appears to be on the sidelines for the rest of the 2009 Kansas legislative session.
Posted: 10:54 PM Flu season is peaking late this year. Children and adolescents are hit the hardest.
Posted: 12:05 PM The bonds will be sold in groups with maturities of three, six, 10 and 20 years. The sales are expected to close within a couple days.
