omersukrugoksu/iStock(BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo) — The second-largest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city. Butembo, a bustling city of almost a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is reporting an increasing number Read More
State law requires that children be immunized against diseases including polio, measles, mumps, pertussis and rubella. Yet Oregon has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. The Oregon Health Authority recently put out a report that suggests there’s been Read More
XiXinXing/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has finalized a rollback of school lunch regulations championed for years by former first lady Michelle Obama. Under the rules first announced last year, schools are now allowed to offer more flavored milk Read More
toeytoey2530/iStock(MIAMI) — The organization leading the worldwide search to find units of a rare blood type for a 2-year-old desperately in need of life-saving cancer treatment has received a “tremendous response” to the family’s public plea to Read More
Mac99/iStockBY: DR. SUMIR SHAH (NEW YORK) — Fifty-eight million Americans are still exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a new report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a proven danger, and exposure rates have been plummeting over Read More
Lorenza Marzocchi/iStock(NEW YORK) — Considering a trip to the park this weekend? It could save your life. According to new research from the American Heart Association, people who spend time in neighborhoods with green space may have better blood vessel health and Read More
Wolterk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company issued a recall of its infants’ liquid ibuprofen after discovering higher concentrations of the medication in some packages. Tris Pharma said it voluntarily recalled three lots of Read More
XiXinXing/iStock(SAO PAULO) — In what could prove to be a major advancement for couples facing infertility, the first baby born from a deceased donor uterus transplant was successfully completed at the University Of Sao Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil, according Read More
AleMoraes244/iStock(NEW YORK) — When a friend or family member has a baby, the usual response is to buy a gift for the new baby — a rattle, blanket or even an outfit. But some women argue that the gifts should actually be for the woman who did the hard work of Read More
HCA Orange Park Medical Center(ORANGE PARK, Fla.) — A man recovering from paralysis has stood up for the first time to propose marriage in a heartwarming moment that was captured on video. Jacob Newbern, 27, popped the question to Mary Batar on Monday at HCA Read More
