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October 15

1 in 5 US adults reports daily loneliness in a 2-year high: Gallup

The survey marks a two-year high in an ongoing "loneliness epidemic."
October 15
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on World Mental Health Day for Youth Panel on Oct. 10, 2023 in New York City.
October 14

Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions

Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters
October 14
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
October 14

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa expected to play again this season

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed with his third concussion in two years earlier this season
October 14
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, center, looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
October 14

What to know about shaken baby syndrome as a Texas man could be first in US executed over it

A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. under a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome
October 14
FILE - Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Criminal Justice Reform Caucus, file)
October 14

Cancer survivor helps inspire college basketball doubleheader exhibition to benefit St. Jude

Memphis will play the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic in a unique doubleheader exhibition on Tuesday night to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
October 14
Nick poses for a portrait on the campus of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Nick was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia in 2014 and is now in remission. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
October 14

Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidates

A new report from Rutgers University estimates that about 40.2 million eligible voters in the quickly approaching U.S. presidential election are disabled
October 14
FILE - A woman in a motorized wheelchair casts her vote at the Waikiki Community Center in Honolulu, on Tuesday, Nov. 4 2008. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
October 14

Indigenous women continue to face barriers to accessing breast cancer care

Cultural and geographic challenges can limit access to diagnosis and care.
October 14
Nicole Hallingstad said that her cat, Rudy, found her breast cancer only seven months after a normal mammogram. She was 42 when she was diagnosed.
October 13

Survivor is raising awareness for Stage 4 breast cancer

Tami Bowling discusses her story and #Lightupmbc global campaign.
October 13
Survivor is raising awareness for Stage 4 breast cancer
October 13

Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio

Ohio's close Senate race took a twist recently when cellphone video surfaced of Republican Bernie Moreno criticizing women whose votes are driven by the abortion issue
October 13
This combination photo shows Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Oct. 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, left, and Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, a Republican candidate for Senate, in Westlake, Ohio, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo)
October 12

Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth

A senior government official in Cambodia says that 13 pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth
October 12
October 12

Younger women diagnosed with breast cancer

Dr. Jessica Shepherd discusses an increase in young women being diagnosed with breast cancer, PCOS and adult ADHD.
October 12
Younger women diagnosed with breast cancer
October 12

Kamala Harris' physician reports the vice president is in 'excellent health' and fit to serve as president

Kamala Harris' physician reports the vice president is in 'excellent health' and fit to serve as president
October 12
October 12

Doctor deems Harris in 'excellent health.' Her team aims to contrast with Trump's scant medical info

Vice President Kamala Harris says Republican Donald Trump isn't releasing information about his health because he doesn't want the public to see if he's fit to be president
October 12
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, en route to North Carolina for a campaign event. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
October 12

Children and adults transported to a Pennsylvania hospital after ingesting 'toxic mushrooms'

Authorities in Pennsylvania say adults and children were transported to a hospital in Pennsylvania after being sickened by mushrooms
October 12
October 11

Indigenous women continue to face many barriers to breast cancer care

Nicole Hallingstad, a member of the Tlingit and Haida Native Indian Tribes of Alaska, faced profound barriers to breast cancer care.
October 11
Nicole Hallingstad, a member of the Tlingit and Haida Native Indian Tribes of Alaska, faced profound barriers to breast cancer care.
October 11

NFL concussion protocol was followed when Bills QB Josh Allen was evaluated in Houston, league says

The NFL and its players association say the required steps were followed when Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was evaluated for a concussion last week at Houston and cleared to return to the game
October 11
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (0) celebrates after tackling Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, right, during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
October 11

COVID-19 cases during 1st wave linked to higher heart attack, stroke risk: Study

Elevated risks were particularly seen in unvaccinated people who fell ill.
October 11
Coronavirus Delta Plus Covid-19 variant called  AY.4.2
October 11

Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pills

A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wr...
October 11
FILE - Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas Capitol following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
October 11

Hospitals, health care facilities across Florida begin reopening after Milton

Health care facilities began resuming operations Thursday and Friday.
October 11
A view shows an AquaFence barrier at Tampa General Hospital, as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 9, 2024.
October 11

Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram

A new U.S. rule requires mammography centers to inform women about their breast density
October 11
This image provided by the UW/Fred Hutch Cancer Center Breast Imaging in October 2024 shows mammogram scans with dense and not dense tissue. (UW/Fred Hutch Cancer Center Breast Imaging via AP)
October 11

Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man files third release request

A Wisconsin woman accused of stabbing her classmate in 2014 to please horror character Slender Man is asking a judge again to release her from a psychiatric hospital
October 11
October 11

Abortion is now the most important election issue for young women, poll finds

A KFF survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring.
October 11
Abortion rights Activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.
October 11

Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds

A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30
October 11
FILE - Abortion-rights protesters cheer at a rally outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
October 11

Hurricane Milton's lasting impact on health is just beginning, studies suggest

Lingering effects from weather events can be devastating, research shows.
October 11
 In this aerial view, flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on Oct. 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Fla.
October 10

North Dakota's abortion ban will remain on hold during court appeal

A North Dakota judge won’t let the state’s near total ban on abortions stand while the state appeals a ruling striking down the law
October 10
The Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead, Minn., is seen Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
October 10

Florida city sees water main break during Milton. Here are the health risks

City officials shut off potable water services midnight on Thursday.
October 10
A view shows a collapsed construction crane that fell on the building that also hosts the offices of the Tampa Bay Times, after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 10, 2024.
October 10

Company recalls nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry dishes for listeria contamination

A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry made at an Oklahoma plant because the products may be contaminated with listeria bacteria
October 10
FILE - The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture is seen, Aug. 10, 2007, at the US Embassy in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
October 10

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary
October 10
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
October 10

Milton spares Daytona Beach factory that's a critical supplier of IV fluids

A Florida factory that makes IV fluids critical to hospitals nationwide will restart after shutting down while Hurricane Milton tore through the state
October 10
FILE - A nurse hooks up an IV to a flu patient at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
October 10

Mali's traditional theater gives psychiatric patients the stage

In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, patients take part in a traditional form of theater that is used as a way to work through problems
October 10
Patients at Bamako's Point G psychiatric ward act out scenes at the psychiatric ward of the Point G hospital in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)
October 09

Why Hurricane Milton may be putting some Floridians' mental health at risk

Multiple disasters can raise the risk of anxiety and depression, experts said.
October 09
A car drives through the heavy rain in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton approaches.
October 09

Officials work to protect IV supplies in Florida after disruptions at North Carolina plant

Federal officials are working to move IV bags out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Car...
October 09
FILE - A nurse hooks up an IV to a flu patient at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
October 09

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery
October 09
This undated photo provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in October 2024 shows one of the previously conjoined Ruffin twins after separation surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (Ed Cunicelli/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia via AP)
October 09

Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year

Tennessee’s corrections chief says the department is expected to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year
October 09
FILE - Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber, Oct. 13, 1999. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
October 09

Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann's pushes back on FDA sesame warning

A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — even when they don't
October 09
FILE - Bimbo bread is displayed on a shelf of a supermarket in Anaheim, Calif., on April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Files)
October 09

Pakistan records spike in new polio cases, hampering efforts to make the country polio-free

Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to eradicate the disease in the country
October 09
October 08

Florida hospitals and health care facilities in Hurricane Milton's path prepare for the worst

Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — still reeling from Hurricane Helene — are now revving up for Hurricane Milton
October 08
October 08

Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears

Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights
October 08
FILE - Supporters cheer as speakers arrive at an event kicking off a national "Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour" by the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz, Sept. 3, 2024, in Boynton Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
October 08

FDA OKs 1st over-the-counter combo flu and COVID test outside of emergency use

The test delivers results in approximately 15 minutes.
October 08
The Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test seen here.
October 08

Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month's elections could mean even bigger changes

Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month's elections
October 08
Anti-abortion activists rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
October 08

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN

Sudan's health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total 18 states in less than two weeks, alarming the U.N. health officials
October 08
FILE -People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
October 08

Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safe for all Americans
October 08
President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Milwaukee Department of Public Works in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, to discuss his administration's progress in replacing lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the country. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 07

A peek inside human brain shows a way it cleans out waste

Researchers found a network of tiny waste-clearing channels in the brain.
October 07
This undated photo provided by the Oregon Health & Science University in October 2024 shows Drs. Erin Yamamoto, left, and Juan Piantino, who used special imaging to spot a long-suspected pathway the human brain uses to clear waste. (Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU via AP)
October 07

Florida hospitals, health care centers close ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall

The Gulf storm strengthened to Category 5 Monday.
October 07
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton.
October 07

Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy
October 07
FILE- Emma Morano holds a cake with candles marking 117 years on the day of her birthday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Verbania, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
October 07

Ahead of hurricane strike, Floridians should have a plan, a supply kit and heed evacuation advice

Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount
October 07
Noah Weibel and his dog Cookie climb the steps to their home as their family prepares for Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
October 07

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban, reversing lower court ruling

Last month, a lower court had ruled that the ban was unconstitutional.
October 07
Abortion rights activists rally outside the State Capitol in support of abortion rights in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.
October 07

Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

Court let stand decision barring emergency abortions that violate law in Texas.
October 07
FILE - The Supreme Court building is seen, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
October 07

UK doctor admits trying to kill his mother's partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine
October 07
October 07

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
October 07