Florida mom claims newborn mistakenly breastfed by another woman
A new mom in Orange Park, Florida claims her newborn son was mistakenly breastfed by a different woma...
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Sloan Kettering Executive Turns Over Windfall Stake in Biotech Start-Up
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2xOKz...
FOX NEWS: How fighting with your spouse can make you sick
How fighting with your spouse can make you sick
Constant confrontation with your partner isn’t just bad for your relationship, it’s bad for your healt...
FOX NEWS: North Carolina residents should avoid Florence-affected waters, officials say
North Carolina residents should avoid Florence-affected waters, officials say
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the North Carolina Coastal Federation on Thursday issued a strong warning for residents hoping to take a swim: Stay out of ocean and intracoastal water...
FOX NEWS: How fighting with your spouse can make you sick
How fighting with your spouse can make you sick
Constant confrontation with your partner isn’t just bad for your relationship, it’s bad for your healt...
Friday, September 28, 2018
Ebola Likely to Spread From Congo to Uganda, W.H.O. Says
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NKYQ...
FOX NEWS: Actress Cheryl Hines on the awkwardness of menopause
Actress Cheryl Hines on the awkwardness of menopause
Painful sex due to menopause isn’t the most comfortable topic to talk about, but actress and "Curb your Enthusiasm" star Cheryl Hines is opening up about the “painfully awkward conversation” to help educate more women about the possible treatment...
FOX NEWS: Whole Foods issues recall of tortilla chips due to 'undeclared milk,' FDA says
Whole Foods issues recall of tortilla chips due to 'undeclared milk,' FDA says
If you’ve recently purchased 365 Everyday Value White Corn Tortilla Chips and have a milk allergy, beware: Whole Foods this week announced a recall of the chips because the product may contain “undeclared milk,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sai...
In the Nursing Home, Empty Beds and Quiet Halls
By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2DFhT...
FOX NEWS: Dad's apology to parents of hospital-stricken kids goes viral
Dad's apology to parents of hospital-stricken kids goes viral
A dad’s heartfelt message to parents of children battling illnesses has gone viral after the hospital where his son has been treated shared i...
FOX NEWS: Police officer diagnosed with brain cancer returns to force
Police officer diagnosed with brain cancer returns to force
A police officer in Illinois made his triumphant return to the force two weeks ago, just seven months after being diagnosed with brain cance...
FOX NEWS: UK's Pret chain vows 'meaningful change' after allergy death
UK's Pret chain vows 'meaningful change' after allergy death
The chief executive of British restaurant chain Pret A Manger has apologized to the family of a 15-year-old girl who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a sandwich she bought at London's Heathrow Airpor...
FOX NEWS: Sisters diagnosed with rare disease weeks apart recovering from brain surgeries
Sisters diagnosed with rare disease weeks apart recovering from brain surgeries
Two sisters diagnosed with the same one-in-a-million disease weeks apart are recovering side by side after undergoing matching brain surgerie...
FOX NEWS: 'Miracle' baby who weighed under 2 pounds thriving 6 months later
'Miracle' baby who weighed under 2 pounds thriving 6 months later
A “miracle” baby born severely prematurely and weighing less than a bag of sugar has defied the odds, and six months later is now a thriving little gir...
FOX NEWS: Massachusetts fire department welcomes 9 babies in 1 year
Massachusetts fire department welcomes 9 babies in 1 year
These adorable pictures show a baby boom at a U.S. firehouse after nine firefighters welcomed babies in the space of a yea...
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Not All Women Have a Clear Answer for How Sexual Assault Affected Them. That Doesn’t Mean It Had No Effect.
By HEATHER MURPHY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2R5SB...
FOX NEWS: Puppies linked to 'multidrug-resistant' infection, CDC says
Puppies linked to 'multidrug-resistant' infection, CDC says
Could man’s best friend be linked to a multidrug-resistant bacterial infection? According to a recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention report, the answer is ye...
FOX NEWS: Boy Scouts neckerchief sliders recalled due to high levels of lead
Boy Scouts neckerchief sliders recalled due to high levels of lead
Approximately 110,000 Boy Scouts neckerchief sliders have been recalled over lead amount, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Tuesda...
FOX NEWS: Is your hospital bill accurate?
Is your hospital bill accurate?
Surprise hospital bills and bogus charges are more common than you might think. Here’s how you can push back when you find a proble...
FOX NEWS: High school football player sidelined as he waits for kidney
High school football player sidelined as he waits for kidney
A high school football player’s dreams were dashed last year when a rolled ankle led to the discovery of chronic kidney diseas...
FOX NEWS: Number of newborns born with syphilis doubles in 4 years, CDC reports
Number of newborns born with syphilis doubles in 4 years, CDC reports
The number of newborns born with syphilis has reached a 20-year high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, tracking a general increase in several sexually transmitted infection...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
FOX NEWS: Flu season last winter killed the most people since the 1970s, CDC says
Flu season last winter killed the most people since the 1970s, CDC says
Tens of thousands of American deaths last winter are believed to have been caused by the flu and its related complications, according to government officials, making it the most severe in at least four decade...
In Rare Bipartisan Accord, House and Senate Reach Compromise on Opioid Bill
By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Odzt...
FOX NEWS: UK health care worker contracts rare monkeypox virus in third case
UK health care worker contracts rare monkeypox virus in third case
A health worker in northern England has become the third person in Britain to contract a rare illness caused by a monkeypox virus after caring for a patient infected with the disease following travel to Nigeria, health officials said on Wednesda...
FOX NEWS: Mom's warning about public bathroom changing tables goes viral
Mom's warning about public bathroom changing tables goes viral
A mother in Indiana is hoping to catch the attention of parents nationwide with her message about the importance of cleaning infant changing areas in rest stops and public area...
FOX NEWS: Man who lost hand in sausage-making ordeal cut off own arm
Man who lost hand in sausage-making ordeal cut off own arm
A North Dakota man who lost a hand while making sausage says he was forced to cut off his arm above the wrist with a butcher knife when it became stuck in an electric meat mixe...
FOX NEWS: Bride paralyzed in boogie board accident days after Maui wedding
Bride paralyzed in boogie board accident days after Maui wedding
A Texas bride celebrating her dream wedding in Maui was paralyzed in a tragic accident while boogie boarding just four days after saying “I do...
FOX NEWS: Dad diagnosed with brain tumor during family trip to Universal
Dad diagnosed with brain tumor during family trip to Universal
A dad-of-two has spoken of his holiday horror after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor during a dream family trip to Florid...
FOX NEWS: Baby who lived just 9 days saves another through organ donation
Baby who lived just 9 days saves another through organ donation
A grief-stricken couple whose daughter lived for just nine days say they are proud that her tiny organs were able to help save the life of another bab...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Cancer Center Switches Focus on Fund-Raising as Problems Mount
By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Du1P...
They Say Sexual Assault, Kavanaugh Says It Never Happened: Sifting Truth From Memory
By BENEDICT CAREY and JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2xS2H...
FOX NEWS: Paralyzed patients take first steps after implant, intense rehab
Paralyzed patients take first steps after implant, intense rehab
Three people whose legs were paralyzed for years can stand and take steps again thanks to an electrical implant that zaps the injured spinal cord — along with months of intense rehab, researchers reported Monda...
FOX NEWS: Researchers develop 'world's first' Alzheimer's treatment, study claims
Researchers develop 'world's first' Alzheimer's treatment, study claims
Scientists have developed a new way of battling Alzheimer’...
FOX NEWS: College football running back forced to retire over neck condition
College football running back forced to retire over neck condition
Northwestern running back Jeremy Larkin will be forced to retire from football due to an ongoing neck condition, the school announced Monda...
FOX NEWS: Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says
Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says
A new study says surgery isn't always needed for appendicitis and that antibiotics instead can often do the tric...
FOX NEWS: Georgia jury awards $31M over boy's botched circumcision
Georgia jury awards $31M over boy's botched circumcision
A law firm says a Georgia jury has awarded $31 million to a boy for a botched circumcision he received as a newbor...
FOX NEWS: Wimbledon champ Ken Flach's widow speaks out on tennis great's sepsis death
Wimbledon champ Ken Flach's widow speaks out on tennis great's sepsis death
Ken Flach’s death at the age of 54 this spring shocked not only his wife and close-knit family and friends, but also the tennis community worldwid...
FOX NEWS: Hepatitis A outbreak in Massachusetts kills 1, sickens 64 others
Hepatitis A outbreak in Massachusetts kills 1, sickens 64 others
The state of Massachusetts has issued a public health alert over a rash of hepatitis A cases that have left one person dead and 64 others sickened since Apri...
FOX NEWS: Garden sign seeking kidney donor yields 30 volunteers
Garden sign seeking kidney donor yields 30 volunteers
A gravely-ill mother who needs a life-changing kidney transplant has put up signs in her front garden in a last-ditch attempt to find a dono...
Monday, September 24, 2018
FOX NEWS: High school cross-country runner, 17, dies after she suffers apparent seizure during meet
High school cross-country runner, 17, dies after she suffers apparent seizure during meet
A young cross-country runner in North Carolina died on Sunday after she reportedly suffered what appeared to be a seizure during an even...
FOX NEWS: Children's hospital drops gender markers from patient wristbands
Children's hospital drops gender markers from patient wristbands
The Children's Hospital of Colorado announced it would remove gender markers from patients' wristbands as part of an effort to support their "unique gender identity...
FOX NEWS: Woman donates life-saving kidney to stranger she met in bar
Woman donates life-saving kidney to stranger she met in bar
Kristin Day said it took just two hours of talking to a stranger she met in a bar to realize that she had to help hi...
FOX NEWS: Man develops blister on finger during tattoo removal procedure
Man develops blister on finger during tattoo removal procedure
A man suffered a horrendous reaction to a tattoo removal, which caused his finger to balloon with an inch-long brown bliste...
FOX NEWS: Childhood cancer survivors wed at hospital they met in 25 years later
Childhood cancer survivors wed at hospital they met in 25 years later
A Tennessee couple tied the knot earlier this month 25 years after their paths first crossed while they were both patients at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospita...
Have You Encountered Candida Auris? We Want to Hear From You
By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2O5jc...
FOX NEWS: China's fentanyl exports targeted in bipartisan opioid bill
China's fentanyl exports targeted in bipartisan opioid bill
A bipartisan bill aimed at curbing the nation’s crippling opioid epidemic would make U.S. aid for fentanyl-producing countries like China contingent on drug investigation cooperatio...
Trial by Fire: Critics Demand That a Huge Sepsis Study Be Stopped
By RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2zpUG...
FOX NEWS: New York woman claims laser treatment left her with blistering burns
New York woman claims laser treatment left her with blistering burns
A Long Island mom went for a routine laser treatment to remove sunspots — and ended up with dozens of blistering burns all over her body, she claims in a lawsui...
FOX NEWS: Teen with severe allergy died after eating baguette with hidden sesame seeds, family claims
Teen with severe allergy died after eating baguette with hidden sesame seeds, family claims
A student died from an allergic reaction after eating a Pret-A-Manger baguette that had sesame seeds "hidden inside" the dough, an inquest heard Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, picked up the artichoke, olive and tapenade roll from the chain’s Heathrow Terminal...
