Healthy Living

UK judges double down on mandate to pull infant off life support, denies parents' appeal to take baby to Italy

Judges in the United Kingdom have doubled-down on a mandate to pull life-support from 8-month-old Indi Gregory, against the wishes of her parents.

Childhood vaccinations are at an all-time low, the CDC reveals

Children’s rates of immunization for the four state-required childhood vaccines are at an all-time low, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For quality sleep, timing is everything, experts say: Here’s the secret of successful slumber

When it comes to measuring sleep, most people focus on hitting a certain number of hours each night. While that’s part of the equation, experts say it might not be the most important metric.

Bernedoodle dog rushed to veterinary hospital after swallowing three of her owner’s socks

A dog in Ireland felt the consequences of choosing to eat her owner's socks after having two procedures to safely remove the items — meet Molly the Bernedoodle.

Terminally ill UK baby gets more time to live as parents fight judge to bring her to Vatican hospital

Indi Gregory, an 8-month-old in the United Kingdom mandated by a judge to be taken off life support, has gained some time through an appeal process hoping to overturn the ruling.

Does the flu increase the risk of heart attacks?

As flu season looms, the virus may not only leave you vulnerable to pneumonia, fever and aches, but it may also increase your risk of heart attack, according to several past studies.

Arkansas military veteran receives world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant

A 46-year-old military veteran who received the first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant at NYU Langone Health is speaking out about the life-changing surgery.

Croatian man reportedly poisoned by cleaning agent in bottled soft drink

Traces of a highly alkaline substance, likely a cleaning agent, were found in a carbonated beverage consumed by a Croatian man later hospitalized with a throat injury.

Maya Kowalski sobs as jury awards family over $200M after hospital treatment led to mom's suicide

A Florida jury on Thursday awarded $211 million to the family of Maya Kowalski, who alleged that Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital staff drove Maya's mother to suicide.

Nevada faces shortage of primary care doctors as appointment times lengthen

As enrollment in the Affordable Care Act reaches a record high, more Americans need doctors, but getting an appointment can be hard. Nevada ranked 48th for availability of primary care doctors.