Outlook good as formerly conjoined twins leave NY hospital Formerly conjoined twins from the Dominican Republic have left a New York hospital two months after surgery to separate them.
Facial injuries are common in US nursing home residents More than 20,000 people living in U.S. nursing homes experienced serious injuries to the face last year, mainly from falling and hitting hard surfaces or while getting in and out of bed, a recent study suggests.
'Healthy' obese still face higher heart disease risk Even without high blood pressure or other signs of illness, obese adults have a much higher risk of developing heart disease than normal-weight peers, according to a study from Denmark.
Palliative care linked to fewer repeat hospitalizations Comfort care for advanced cancer patients is associated with fewer repeat hospitalizations and more hospice referrals, according to a study highlighting how this approach may offer chronically sick or terminally ill people a better quality of life.
Firemen resuscitate small dog trapped in apartment blaze A group of California firefighters are touching the hearts of thousands after photos of them working to resuscitate a small dog that had been trapped in a burning apartment began circulating online.
Daily glass of pure fruit juice doesn't cause weight gain in kids Children who drink one serving of 100 percent fruit juice a day don't appear to gain significantly more weight than kids who consume no juice at all, a research review suggests.
Woman donates $5G worth of toys to sick hospital patients An Illinois woman whose work involves tending to sick children every day has put her personal finances toward helping make their holiday brighter— for the eighth year in a row.
Company offers free custom wraps for infant helmets A Carrollton company wants to help young families by offering complimentary custom-designed vinyl wraps for babies with cranial helmets.
Can sugar injections help ease knee joint pain? An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests.
