Healthy Living

Workshop helps teens with cancer transition to college

Ryan Segovia started high school not in a classroom but in a hospital bed, fighting a disease that threatened to take his life.

Could your rescue dog have rabies?

Many people are unaware that the U.S. has become something of a favored nation for countries looking to export their rescue dogs due to several reasons.

Anti-bullying app matches teens with someone to sit with at lunch

Long before Mean Girls made “you can’t sit with us” a ubiquitous lunchroom line, teens everywhere were hearing it from their local plastics.

Cancer patient dies after forgoing chemo for cupping, acupuncture

A 26-year-old Chinese actress who documented her cancer treatment journey online has died, BuzzFeed News reported, and her death has sparked conversation in her native country about the possible harms of traditional Chinese medicine.

Medical marijuana programs may help cut opioid use

Making medical marijuana legal may lead to a reduction of opioid use in adults under the age of 40, a new study suggests

Clinton's and Trump's health: 5 common health issues for people their age

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may not have much in common, but there is at least one thing they share: their age.

Inmate-trained dogs give veterans some love

With the exception of cat people who believe their kitties are the most sublime creatures on Earth, I think the rest of us can agree that dogs are man’s, and more than a few women’s, best friends.

Employers are more likely to hire skinny women

Your worst fears have been confirmed, working ladies.

People can consciously control mental activity using brain scans

People who can "see" their brain activity can change it, after just one or two neurofeedback sessions, new research shows

Canada approves prescription heroin

Canadian doctors dealing with patients who have proved unable to stop taking heroin can now go ahead and prescribe them heroin.