cosmin4000/iStock/ThinkStock(HOUSTON) — A 14-year-old boy from Houston has died after battling a ‘brain-eating’ amoeba. The announcement of Michael Riley’s death was posted on his Facebook page by his family on Sunday. The CDC says that the Read More
smolkapressepool/ullstein bild via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Renowned neurologist and author of “Awakenings” Oliver Sacks died Sunday. He was 82. His assistant, Kate Edgar, told The New York Times the cause was cancer. ABC News was unable to Read More
janulla/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers say a new type of pacemaker without wires and that doesn’t require surgery to install could be the future of the device. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the new device is Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Don’t pay any attention to the label. The Federal Drug Administration said this week they issued “warning letters” to three tobacco manufacturers including ITG Brands LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc., and Read More
ABC News(PHOENIX) — It was a sight to see in Arizona road as a stream of big trucks took part in a funeral procession to pay tribute to a 3-year-old boy who recently died. ABC News station KNXV-TV in Phoenix reports that more than 100 trucks, including fire engines, Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Drug Administration issued an alert on Friday, warning about certain types of Type 2 Diabetes treatments causing severe and debilitating joint pain. The FDA mentioned in the alert the medicines sitagliptin, saxagliptin, Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Kapowsin Meats has recalled approximately 523,380 pounds of pork products because of a Salmonella contamination, an expanded number since its original recall. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Read More
Courtesy BluePearl Veterinary Partners(NEW YORK) — A year-old pit bull named Honey survived being shot point blank in the mouth by her owner’s ex-boyfriend during an argument at her Brooklyn apartment in New York City, according to Honey’s owner and a Read More
ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A warning from school administrators to parents over their daughter’s lunchbox is one seemingly worthy of a super hero’s rescue. The only problem is that super heroes are banned from the school, even on Read More
Jason Davis/Getty Images for Vh1 Save The Music(NEW YORK) — As part of the chart-topping Lady Antebellum, Charles Kelley has helped take the music industry by storm. Now, Kelley, 33, has another reason to sing. He and his wife, 32-year-old Cassie McConnell Kelley, Read More
