UNICEF says 2 billion children breathe toxic air As Indians wake Monday to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi's worst season for air pollution begins — with dire consequences.
Strangers on Reddit help convert deceased woman's songs for infant son A grieving Utah father whose wife died giving birth to the couple’s first child said he was blown away by the kindness of strangers after turning to Reddit for help converting songs she had been working on before her death.
Young Cubs fan battling cancer forms special bond with World Series stars For one Chicago family, the 2016 World Series will always be remembered for reasons more personal than whether their team brings home the championship.
2 flavors of Oreos recalled over undeclared milk allergen Oreos maker Mondelez Global LLC has recalled two flavors of the popular sandwich cookie after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection found they were manufactured on equipment that processes milk, potentially exposing the dessert to the common allergen.
New York farm acts as retirement home for elderly dogs Finding the right home for elderly loved ones can be difficult — especially when they’re aging in dog years.
Drugmakers turn cheap generics into expensive pills Kendall Jack was dismayed when her health plan stopped covering her migraine drug Treximet earlier this year.
Boy's cardiac death led to misuse of genetic test, study says A 13-year-old boy’s sudden cardiac death led doctors to wrongly diagnose more than 20 of his relatives with a potentially lethal heart disorder in a case that illustrates the potential for genetic testing to go wrong.
Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes. For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
8 Washington kids hospitalized with mystery neurological illnesses After eight children in Washington state have been hospitalized for acute neurological illnesses, health officials are trying to determine whether the illnesses could be an extremely rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of paralysis similar to polio.
Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for US women American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.
