HEADLINE: Obama: Health care costs out of control CAPTION: President Barack Obama declares health care costs out of control and says something must be done now, following a meeting with health care industry officials. (May 11)

HEADLINE: Insurers must cover birth control with no copays CAPTION: Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching...

HEADLINE: Obama: Health care must be reformed now CAPTION: In his speech to Congress, President Barack Obama said the 'crushing cost' of health care is driving families and small businesses into bankruptcy and hobbling American...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that Susan Collins, a University of Michigan economist, will be its new president, marking the first time a Black woman will lead one of the U.S. central bank's 12 districts. She replaces Eric...

New Delhi - 7 August, 2007 1. Wide of Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) news briefing 2. Cutaway of reporters 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Leena Meghaney, Spokesperson for Medecins Sans Frontiers: "The court has very clearly dismissed the case...

The disease is now the #3 leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the CDC.

HEADLINE: Pelosi presents health care bill CAPTION: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step. (Oct. 29)

Delray Beach, Florida - 14 October 2004 1. Doctor with patient 2. Doctor implanting chip into patient's arm 3. Doctor activating chip 4. SOUNDBITE: Scott Silverman, CEO, Applied Digital Solutions, "It's put into a small glass... 5....

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus001130 House Speaker John Boehner says the only way to fix President Barack Obama's health care law is to scrap it entirely. Boehner says the law has forced health coverage to be canceled and...

Hepatitis C virus is most commonly transmitted through exposure to contaminated blood. Which is why tattooist Nick Reid has a long hygiene ritual before he begins to work on client Cain McLaren. All surfaces are scrubbed down with...

When you get down to brass tacks, e-cigs, tank vaporizers and Juul devices are one and the same.

English/Nat Doctors in the United States who give illegal drugs such as marijuana to their patients could face criminal charges. Research has suggested that marijuana may control nausea in cancer patients on chemotherapy and combat...

AP Television Bountiful, Utah, USA - March 7th, 2011 1. Various of Elizabeth Marston playing football with her father in front garden 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Elizabeth Marston: " I hope I can be in the Olympics because I love soccer...

Teen organ donor's gift turns tragic A year after a New York couple donated their 15-year-old son's organs, they learned the teen actually had a rare form of cancer and two of the four transplant recipients have died. (April...

Johannesburg - 29 January 2002: 1. Exterior building 2. Various of news conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Eric Goemaere, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF): "Today we have decided to openly break the patent right of the pharmaceutical...

HEADLINE: Organ recipient grateful despite transplant nightmare CAPTION: Gerardo "Jerry" Trueba thought he was getting a healthy kidney when he had a transplant operation last year. But his joy turned to despair after his donor was...

HEADLINE: Reused donor kidney works in 2nd recipient CAPTION: Chicago surgeons successfully re-transplanted a donated kidney in a second patient when it had to be removed from the first, proving kidneys can be recycled. Hearts and...

LEAD-IN: Robotics are set to transform the delivery of HIV therapies to patients in South Africa.A series of ATM pharmacy dispensers are being rolled out in key locations, making it easier and quicker for patients to collect their...

Pro-choice supporters and proponents of the pro-life movement held demonstrations outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC on Tuesday, as justices inside debated a new health care law that requires employers to provide coverage of...

HEADLINE: Obama stands by belief in public option CAPTION: President Barack Obama is standing his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of legislation to overhaul the health care...

The Navajo Nation's president and community members are taking action against causes behind susceptibility to COVID-19.

HEADLINE: Mixed reviews for health care law CAPTION: Since it became law, President Obama's health care overhaul has both helped and disheartened Americans needing insurance. There is still a long road ahead before all provisions...

The 87-year-old said she remains "fully able" to fulfill her duties on the Supreme Court.

New York - 22 June 2010 1. Medium shot of recovering Maltese dog 2. Wide of Animal Medical Center Surgery Suite 3. Tilt down technician administering shot 4. Medium shot of heart monitor 5. Close-up or anaesthetised German shepherd,...