Official known for ’76 swine flu fiasco has died

A prominent former federal health official whose career was tainted by controversy over a swine flu campaign in the 1970s has died.
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LA school head joins chef Oliver on TV after clash

The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District says he wants to stop offering chocolate- and strawberry-flavored milk to students as part of an attempt to curb childhood obesity. Comments

San Diego Naval hospital treats 15 for fake pot

The San Diego Naval Medical Center says it admitted 15 sailors over a five-month period last year for use of a synthetic drug that mimics marijuana. Comments

Calif. officials find rise in maternal mortality

Maternal mortality is on the rise in California, with African-American mothers roughly four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than women in any other racial or ethnic groups, state health officials reported Tuesday. Comments

Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant

Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation’s second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first. Comments

Push to spur more drugs for deadly rare diseases