Healthy Living

If you eat seafood, you are eating thousands of pieces of plastic

Seafood fans are ingesting up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic a year with unknown health effects, a new study reveals.

Gene-edited cells keep cancer babies well more than one year on

Two babies rescued from previously incurable leukemia after receiving infusions of gene-edited immune cells are doing well at home more than a year after initial treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.

Eat more mushrooms if you want to avoid dementia

A diet rich in mushrooms may help stave off dementia, new research suggests.

Database analysis confirms more complications with artery-sealing device

Closer monitoring of databases for tracking complications of medical devices may turn up more problems, a new study suggests.

North Carolina woman shocked to see 'lesbianism' listed as medical problem on health chart

A North Carolina health care system said it is investigating after a patient who was having bloodwork done found “lesbianism” listed under medical problems on her record.

Conjoined twins separated after marathon 21-hour surgery

Twin 11-month-old girls are recovering after more than 50 medical professionals teamed up for a 21-hour marathon surgery to separate them.

Many middle-aged workers face job problems due to physical frailty

Nearly a third of middle-aged workers suffer from some level of frailty, including fatigue, issues with walking and other physical limitations that make them less able to hold a job, according to a UK study.

3-year-old with rare 5-pound tumor undergoes life-altering surgery

Surgeons in Louisiana have removed a rare, 5-pound tumor that was eating away at a 3-year-old girl’s face.

Mom shares video of 'hitting' her baby to raise awareness of life-threatening illness

A caring mother has been targeted by trolls after filming herself treating her ill baby by tapping her on the chest.

Woman dies from nearly 10-inch hairball

A 24-year-old woman died of complications arising from a hairball that extended 9.84 inches from her stomach into her intestines, an inquest heard.