Carla K Johnson

AP Medical Writer

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

April 9, 2026

Ability Neurotech Tests BCI Implant in First Human

July 21, 2026

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Redwire's Manufacturing Hub Will Support Microgravity Biotech Research

July 21, 2026

Medline A Rendering Of Medlines New Facility In Perris

Medline to Open 1 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Center in California

July 21, 2026

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

It comes less than a week after Stryker's global network was disrupted.

April 9, 2026

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Cancer Before Age 50 Is Increasing

A new study looks at which types.

May 8, 2025

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Moderna Study Shows Immune Response in Older Adults for Combo Flu, COVID-19 Shot

mRNA technology is used in approved COVID-19 and RSV shots, but has not yet been approved for a flu shot.

May 7, 2025

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Advanced Cancers Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels, According to a Reassuring Report

In 2020, as the pandemic began, a greater share of U.S. cancers were caught at later stages.

April 22, 2025

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Health Department Layoffs Mean Data on Drug Use, Mental Health Could Sit Unused

The federal government distributes grant money to fight the opioid addiction crisis based on it.

April 3, 2025

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Layoffs Begin at U.S. Health Agencies Responsible for Research

The FDA is the hardest hit by the cuts.

April 1, 2025

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Blood Test for Ovarian Cancer Misses Some Black, Native American Patients

Researchers have been working to uncover these kinds of biases in medicine.

March 21, 2025

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CDC Report Adds to Evidence that HPV Vaccine Is Preventing Cervical Cancer in U.S. Women

Rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among 20- to 24-year-old women.

February 28, 2025

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VA Pauses Billions in Cuts Lauded by Musk as Lawmakers, Veterans Decry Loss of Critical Care

One contract that was on the chopping block supports assessing veterans' disability ratings.

February 27, 2025

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Could Obesity Drugs Help with Alcohol Cravings? New Study Suggests Potential

Scientists are studying these drugs in smokers, people with opioid addiction and cocaine users.

February 13, 2025

Susan Scarbro bowls while wearing a mask in Little River, S.C. on Jan. 3, 2025.

Vulnerable Americans Live in the Shadow of COVID-19 as Most Move On

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S.

January 15, 2025

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Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. Adolescents Receive Gender-Affirming Medications, Researchers Find

At least 26 states have adopted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

January 7, 2025

A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010.

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Certain Surgeries, Studies Suggest

Every year, about 50,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, where the cells that line milk ducts become cancerous, but the nearby breast tissue remains healthy.

December 13, 2024

This image provided by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Dec. 2024 shows the company’s HPV test for cervical cancer screening.

U.S. Health Panel Adds Self-Testing Option for Cervical Cancer Screening

Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years.

December 11, 2024

These MRI images with arrows indicating cancer were made during a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and published Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Prenatal Blood Test can Sometimes Hint at Cancer in Moms-to-be

The blood test is called cell-free DNA sequencing.

December 5, 2024