Health

(NEW YORK) — Videos and images of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore have become ubiquitous in the past few days and may cause strong emotions in some – but mental health professionals say there are some things you can do to help protect your mental health and cope with this tragedy in a healthy […]

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise. So far this year, there have been 549 cases reported with the plurality occurring in San Juan, according to the island’s health department. There has been a 140% increase this year in […]

(NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise. So far this year, there have been 549 cases reported with the plurality occurring in San Juan, according to the island’s health department. There has been a 140% increase this year in cases from […]

It is a little-known mission within the United States Air Force that operates almost entirely underground, shrouded in secrecy – and is critical to national security. Those tasked with the job are known as missileers. Their work requires them to be on alert 24/7, and they are responsible for the maintenance, security and operation of […]

(LOS ANGELES) — A 10-month-old who was born at 26 weeks gestation has beaten the odds to return home from the hospital. Ellyannah, the daughter of Cecia Juarez and Boris Lopez, was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s in Los Angeles on March 15 after spending the first eight months of her life in the neonatal […]

India Baston (NEW YORK) — A Georgia woman is calling for doctors’ offices to have separate waiting areas for expecting patients and patients who are experiencing pregnancy loss. In a March 15 TikTok video, India Batson opened up in her car after a doctor’s office visit. “Sitting in that waiting room next to tons of […]

(NEW YORK) — A mom’s hospital bills for her quadruplets’ neonatal intensive care unit stay, totaling over $4 million, is sparking a conversation about the high cost of health care in the United States. Hanna Castle, a mom of four from the Columbus, Ohio area, shared details of the bills in a TikTok video. In […]

(WASHINGTON) — The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched a bipartisan investigation into the U.S. organ transplant system — the latest scrutiny of the system following reports from the Senate and whistleblowers alleging its failures and mismanagement. The move by the committee aims to “ensure successful implementation” of a bipartisan bill that was […]

(BOSTON) — A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human. During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital connected the pig kidney’s blood vessels and ureter — the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder — […]

(NEW YORK) — Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2022 after two years of decline, according to new final federal mortality data. In a report published early Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), data showed life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2022. […]