Health

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (NEW YORK) — An emergency room doctor is opening up about “one of the most interesting cases” she’s seen in her career so far and, in the process, warning people about wire grill brush injuries. Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in […]

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An imminent ruling from a Texas federal judge could soon block the use of a common abortion medication across the United States, leaving one drug available. More than half of all abortions in the United States use a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, according to the […]

Tacoma Police Department/FaceBook (TACOMA, Wash.) — Health officials in Washington state said they are set to arrest a woman Friday after they said she has been avoiding treatment or isolation for tuberculosis for over a year. The Tacoma-Pierce Health Department said the unidentified woman hasn’t complied with several court orders filed since January 2022. Judge […]

Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill banning puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for people under 18 in the state who are seeking gender-affirming health care. The state joins six other states — Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, South Dakota and Utah — with laws or policies that […]

Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong is ending its mask mandate Wednesday, becoming one of the world’s last cities to drop rules demanding face coverings. In a press conference Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee said residents and tourists will not be required to wear masks indoors, outdoors or on public transportation for […]

Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Deborah Horn wants to give her patients with obesity the best possible care. But too often, the conversation in appointments isn’t focused on picking the best treatment options, which sometimes includes anti-obesity medication. Instead, the conversations are focused on cost and insurance coverage. “When we’re sitting […]

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The news that the U.S. Department of Energy now believes with “low confidence” that the COVID-19 pandemic “most likely” was the result of a laboratory leak in China, resulted in a firestorm of debate across the internet. First reported by The Wall Street Journal and not […]

Courtesy of Delayne Ivanowski (ST. LOUIS) — For over nine months, Delayne Ivanowski of Kirkwood, Missouri, kept a secret from her dad that ended up saving his life. Delayne Ivanowski, a 25-year-old nurse at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, donated her kidney to her dad John Ivanowski, who told his daughter for months that he […]

Sharon Pruitt / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Zero-calorie sweetener erythritol, widely used in sugar replacement or reduced-sugar products, has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes for older adults consuming high amounts and already at risk of heart disease, according to a new study published Monday. […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (NEW YORK) — Britney Alba remembers the day she and her husband, Frankie Alba, received the news they were expecting twins. It had only been six months since they had welcomed their twin sons. “Frankie and I were not trying but it just happened. We just found out we […]