Health

Creighton's Isaac Traudt wears glucose monitor to stay in game. His diabetes was diagnosed at age 4
Mar 18, 2024

Creighton's Isaac Traudt wears glucose monitor to stay in game. His diabetes was diagnosed at age 4

Creighton's Isaac Traudt is playing at the highest level of college basketball while managing Type 1 diabetes


Mar 18, 2024

New Hampshire charges 1st person in state with murder in the death of a fetus

A New Hampshire man has appeared in court on charges that he killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child by means of multiple blunt force injuries, the first time the state has charged someone with murder in the death of a fetus


EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
Mar 18, 2024

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products


Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women's health
Mar 18, 2024

Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women's health

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aimed at advancing the study of women’s health in part by working to strengthen data collection and provide easier and better funding opportunities for biomedical research


Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas
Mar 18, 2024

Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at advancing the study of women’s health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research


Mar 18, 2024

3 people killed, infant in critical condition after SUV slams into bus shelter in San Francisco

Authorities say three people were killed and an infant was hospitalized in critical condition after an SUV crashed into a bus shelter in San Francisco


Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
Mar 17, 2024

Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95

Acclaimed American classical pianist Byron Janis has died at the age of 95



What makes people happy? California lawmakers want to find out
Mar 16, 2024

What makes people happy? California lawmakers want to find out

A California lawmaker is trying to get the state Legislature to rethink policymaking by creating a committee to study how to make people happier


College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
Mar 14, 2024

College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022