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County officials have distributed about 2,000 N95 masks as they warn that ash fallout is the biggest health concern for residents.

The Army tells NPR of plans to monitor blast exposure across a military career, to enforce limits on firing certain weapons, and to even look into whether special helmets could help stop blast waves.

Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.

Volcanic rocks 2 feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it's looking into a collision where a Model S plowed into another car at 60 mph. It's at least the third safety probe of Tesla since March.

An aggressive type of breast cancer — a HER2-positive tumor — often shrinks with Herceptin treatment, but side effects can be tough. Researchers say a shorter course of the drug may be a good option.

Jean H. Lee, a former Pyongyang bureau chief for The Associated Press, finds older relatives who fled North Korea dream of a different future than younger South Koreans.

About 1 in 5 teens may have contemplated suicide. But new research suggests that schools as a whole can make a difference.

The blast reportedly blew out walls and an entire floor of the building. Authorities said the size of the explosion made it suspicious but that they were still investigating.

After criticism that the administration's blueprint for drug prices was vague, the secretary of health and human services zeroed in on actions that he said need only his signature.