Healthy Living

Milwaukee woman dies after leaving ER due to long wait, family says

The family claims that the hospital later called to check on her, by which point she had already collapsed and was on her way back via ambulance.

Less sex may mean earlier menopause, study claims

The study also dispelled previous research that linked later menopause to marital status.

Mom sheds nearly 200 pounds after breaking roller coaster seat: 'It’s what I needed to motivate me'

A British woman who once weighed some 322 pounds says breaking a roller coaster seat during an amusement park outing was the motivation she needed to work toward a healthier weight.

Toddler covers TV in diaper rash cream after being left alone for 'less than five minutes'

There’s nothing worse than when there’s nothing good on TV, unless it's actually just covered in cream.

Utah nurse who infected patients with hepatitis C by using dirty needles sentenced to 5 years in prison

A former nurse in Utah was sentenced to five years in federal prison this week after she admitted to infecting some of her patients with hepatitis C. 

Lipari Foods recalls sandwiches amid Listeria concerns

Several of the company's grab-and-go sandwiches are impacted.

Man burns 'from inside out' in rare reaction to medication: 'Am I going to die?'

He was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), which causes patients to "basically burn from the inside out."

Ohio teen struck by rare 'polio-like' illness left paralyzed from waist down

It started with a leg cramp, but by the next day she couldn't walk on her own.

Baby dies of sepsis after hospital sent him home twice, mom claims

A British mother of a 5-week-old baby boy who died of sepsis claims doctors at the hospital where he was taken largely dismissed her son’s symptoms and sent him home twice prior to his death.

Flu suspected in death of Texas teen, 16: ‘It happened so fast’

In yet another pediatric flu-related death reported in recent weeks, a 16-year-old Texas girl has died after contracting the flu, her family says, noting her passing was a result of complications related to the virus.