A California family’s yearlong search for their daughter, who they were led to believe went missing after checking out from a hospital against medical advice, has ended with the tragic discovery that she had been dead and decomposing in the hospital morgue the entire time, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. Jessie Peterson,...
Dementia may be a disease of the mind, but its effects can be highly emotional. Those suffering from cognitive decline can experience frequent changes in emotions and have less control over their feelings, according to the Alzheimer’s Society — which can make communication difficult. “Most people do not have regular interactions with those living with...
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ secretary of Health and Human Services refused to say whether he would back any limits at all on late-term abortions, even with exceptions, instead deferring to Harris. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked by Fox News Digital on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago if he...
When it comes to ideas about healthy eating, there are all sorts of rules, trends and advice about what’s good for you and what isn’t. Some of the guidance may be legitimate — yet some of it should be taken with a grain of salt. Multiple experts and researchers from Mass General Brigham in Boston...
Tiny turtles are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has spread across 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted last week. A total of 51 people have been infected with the bacteria — 38 contracted the Salmonella Stanley strain and 13 people got the Salmonella Poona strain. The CDC is...
When you walk into your favorite café for breakfast or to grab a morning coffee, you’ll likely spot a matcha option on the menu, too. Matcha has origins in China and became extremely popular in Japan. More recently, it’s become a drink of choice in many other countries, including the United States. COFFEE VS. MATCHA...
A respiratory disease known as parvovirus B19 is on the rise in the U.S. among all age groups, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC issued the health alert on Aug. 13 after European public health authorities reported “unusually” high numbers of cases in 14...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel treatment that is designed to stop severe bleeding in a matter of seconds. TRAUMAGEL — made by Cresilon Inc., a Brooklyn-based biotechnology company — is a plant-based hydrogel that comes in a pre-filled syringe, according to a press release. First responders, paramedics and combat...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, first lady Gwen Walz, have clarified that they conceived their children not through IVF, as the governor had previously said or implied in interviews, but through another fertility treatment. Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to seize...
Pro-life groups countered Planned Parenthood’s mobile abortion clinic Tuesday morning by staging a protest against its services and presenting an alternative van equipped with an ultrasound machine and abortion pill reversal medication. John Mize, CEO of Americans United for Life, was one of the pro-life individuals outside the clinic just a few blocks away from...
