Healthy Living

Government watchdog wants HHS official reinstated while it investigates claims of retaliation, lawyers say

The government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints said it had determined there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the Trump administration's decision to remove a former government scientist from his post was done in retaliation, his attorneys said Friday.

HHS reforms Obama-era foster care rules, trims provisions related to sexual orientation

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department issued a new rule on Friday paring down what it says are burdensome and intrusive foster care practices introduced at the end of former President Obama's administration, including removing provisions related to sexual orientation.

Children with coronavirus at LA hospital develop rare inflammatory condition possibly linked to COVID-19

Some patients at a California children’s hospital have developed a rare inflammatory condition possibly linked to the novel coronavirus.

A baby boom after the coronavirus pandemic? It's not going to happen, study claims

Don’t expect a baby boom after the coronavirus pandemic.

Bringing home a newborn amid coronavirus? National survey highlights top concerns

The uncertainty surrounding the pandemic as well as the plethora of information available via the internet may also be adding to the worry, one of the doctors involved in the survey said.

Newborns wear coronavirus face shields in Bangkok hospital, but CDC doesn't recommend this in US

One hospital in Bangkok dressed newborns with face shields to protect against coronavirus infection. The CDC recommends otherwise.

Tocilizumab drug shows coronavirus treatment promise, doctor says

Tocilizumab drug treatment shows promise for critically ill coronavirus patients, an expert says.

Childhood abduction victim warns parents of online predators during lockdown

Children's safety advocates and law enforcement officials are warning parents to be particularly vigilant of their kids' online activity, as sexual predators may be seeking to exploit the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sister Loraine Maguire: Little Sisters of the Poor return to Supreme Court to oppose contraceptive mandate

We cannot hold the hands of the dying elderly while at the same time facilitating the ending of pre-born life. Our faith will not allow it.

Barr pushes White House to not seek full invalidation of ObamaCare at Supreme Court

Attorney General Bill Barr has been urging the White House to back off from its current position seeking the complete elimination of the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court this fall.