Health

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say
Dec 11, 2023

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say

Attorneys for a pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. say she has left the state to obtain the procedure


Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined for injury related to Army Reserves
Dec 11, 2023

Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined for injury related to Army Reserves

A brain sample from a gunman who killed 18 people in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury related to his service in the Army Reserves


US Coast Guard helicopter that crashed during rescue mission in Alaska is recovered
Dec 9, 2023

US Coast Guard helicopter that crashed during rescue mission in Alaska is recovered

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed in southeast Alaska during a rescue mission last month has been recovered


Dec 9, 2023

Some Seattle cancer center patients are receiving threatening emails after last month's data breach

Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center are receiving threatening emails following a data breach last month


Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
Dec 9, 2023

Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion

The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis


Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible 'investigation,' messages show
Dec 8, 2023

Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible 'investigation,' messages show

The actor Jonathan Majors once begged his former girlfriend not to seek medical attention following an incident that left her with a head injury, according to messages read in court on Friday


Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
Dec 8, 2023

Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion

A pregnant woman in Kentucky has filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year


Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China
Dec 8, 2023

Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China

House lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China


Dec 7, 2023

Vikings LB Jordan Hicks aims to return this season after surgery for painfully scary leg injury

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks is aiming to return to the field this season after a scary injury to his right leg sent him to a hospital for emergency surgery


Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
Dec 7, 2023

Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says

Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million