Healthy Living

US doctors in training to work longer hours under new guidelines

Days may get a lot longer for some doctors in training after the group that oversees medical education in the United States rolled back controversial rules limiting the number of hours first-year residents may work.

At least 2 dead in multi-state listeria outbreak linked to cheese

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a deadly multi-state listeria outbreak that has been traced to recalled cheese.

Evanger's expands dog food recall over potential death drug contamination

An Illinois-based dog food company has expanded its recall due to concerns of possible contamination by a drug that is used for euthanasia.

US surgeons remove 6-pound tumor from Gambia girl's mouth

A 12-year-old girl from the West African nation of Gambia is expected to leave the U.S. next week after surgeons successfully removed a 6-pound tumor from her mouth.

Mom captures 3-year-old boy comforting terminally ill infant brother

A mother of two who was expecting to find her sons creating a mess on a recent vacation instead found her pre-school-aged son comforting his terminally ill infant brother, and captured the moment on camera.

Venezuela's epileptic patients struggle with seizures amid drug shortage

Venezuelan plumber Marcos Heredia scoured 20 pharmacies in one day but could not find crucial medicines to stop his epileptic 8-year-old from convulsions that caused irreparable brain damage late last year.

Amid opioid epidemic, doctors expand care for addicted pregnant women

Doctors in Pennsylvania are trying to help expectant moms addicted to opioids, and in turn help newborns that are born already exposed to the drugs.

Texas teen dies after suffering medical emergency during color guard practice

A Texas community is mourning the unexpected death of a high school student who suffered a “medical emergency” during color guard practice on Monday.

Pot and booze tied to lower college grades

College students who are struggling to keep up in class may want to lay off the alcohol and marijuana.

1-in-a-million twins 'don't even look like brother and sister'

Joanne Koffi's twins turn heads in the street, with strangers not even believing the pair are brother and sister.