Healthy Living

Washington state bill limits measles vaccine exemptions

Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday to removes parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain.

Patient's request for pizza on hospital window gets great response

A patient’s “window request” for pizza was more than answered this weekend after about a dozen pies showed up at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester.

'Today in LA' anchor warns parents after daughter choked on Easter candy

A Los Angeles-based news anchor took to Facebook on Sunday to share “the scariest moment" of her life as a warning for parents whose kids received baskets full of candy on Easter.

'Today' meteorologist Dylan Dreyer reveals miscarriage

On the heels of Jenna Bush Hager’s pregnancy announcement, “Today” show meteorologist Dylan Dreyer revealed on Monday that she suffered a miscarriage after struggling to get pregnant with her second child.

Teen has 33-pound cyst removed from abdomen after complaints of pain

A 16-year-old patient who complained of pain and missed menstrual cycles had a 33-pound cyst removed from her abdomen last week after doctors decided to operate.

Blankets, bed-sharing common in accidental baby suffocations

Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found.

Dead dogs found in northern Wisconsin believed to be poisoned: DNR reports

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating cases where pet dogs and wildlife were fatally poisoned in three Wisconsin counties.

Skipping breakfast, eating late dinners could be deadly for heart attack survivors, study finds

Skipping breakfast and eating dinner close to bedtime could be a deadly decision  — especially for those who have already suffered a heart attack, a study released this week suggests.

Carbon monoxide sickens nearly a dozen people in Yonkers

Two Yonkers families were nearly wiped out Friday morning when they were poisoned by a carbon monoxide leak, authorities said.

Blood pressure medication recall expanded over possible cancer-causing ingredient

The company behind blood pressure medication tablets has expanded a recall for two products after trace amounts of a possible cancer-causing ingredient was detected in the tablets.