Healthy Living

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.

Bacon, soda & too few nuts tied to big portion of US deaths

Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts?

Pennsylvania kids in critical condition after drinking tainted apple juice

Two Pennsylvania children are listed as critical but stable after they each drank an unknown caustic substance in their apple juice at an all-you-can-eat buffet on Friday.

Boy who lost leg to cancer adopts three-legged dog

A 12-year-old boy who asked for a dog with three legs after losing one of his own to cancer has found a loving companion in a 2-year-old pitbull mix named Logan.