Bay Area family desperately seeks bone marrow transplant match as 5-year-old battles rare cancer
A Bay Area mother makes a plea for people to sign up as a bone marrow transplant donor, as her 5-year-old son battles a rare form of leukemia.
Teen born without limb donates hundreds of Barbies with prosthetic leg to children’s hospital
Chloe Newman arrived at the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Massachusetts this week with a van full of Barbies to be donated to patients.
Blood pressure risks can last long after childbirth
Each year about 3 million women in the U.S. experience preeclampsia, a blood pressure disorder that can surface during pregnancy, delivery, and even months after a woman gives birth.
Woman who fell from balcony practicing 'extreme yoga' is recovering 'quickly': report
A 23-year-old woman who fell 80 feet from a balcony in San Pedro, Mexico, after practicing “extreme yoga” has shared an update claiming that she is recovering “quickly.”
Trial vaccine wipes out breast cancer in Florida patient
A promising new vaccine could one day be a flu shot against breast cancer.
Hawaiian officials say online dating leading to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases
Officials also say there has been decreasing reliance on condoms or prophylactics for protection against acquiring or spreading STDs.
Concussion PSA compares youth football dangers to smoking
Everybody seems to be having fun when the kids in a new public service announcement are just playing football, until one boy is thrown to the ground and the background music turns ominous.
UCSF researchers sift through garbage in parking lots to find out what teens are inhaling
The “garbology” study, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality weekly report, also highlighted differences among students with different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Former reporter loses more than 200 pounds to start new career as Texas police officer
He encourages that those looking to undergo a similar transformation "keep going" and reach for their goals.
People working in this profession have the most sex
Farmers know how to keep busy — whether at work or between the sheets, a British survey found.
Several inmates and deputies hospitalized in suspected fentanyl exposure at SF county jail
A number of San Francisco sheriff’s deputies and jail inmates were hospitalized Tuesday following a suspected fentanyl exposure, according to officials.
1-855-845-7415: California launches 1st free statewide mental health line
On Monday, California launched its first statewide mental health line in order to provide non-emergency emotional support for those struggling with mental and emotional well-being.
Owning a dog could help you live longer, study suggests
A University of Toronto study published Tuesday found that dog ownership is associated with a lower risk of death over the long term.
Kroger joins Walgreens, Walmart in ending sales of e-cigarettes
Kroger said it would stop selling e-cigarettes as soon at its current inventory runs out at its more than 2,700 stores and 1,500 fuel centers.
3 newborns die, 5 others sickened amid outbreak of waterborne bacterial infection in hospital
A Pennsylvania hospital says it is transferring some infants following a bacterial infection in its neonatal intensive care unit that affected eight newborns, three of whom have died.
Sacramento Uber driver in medical coma after rider attack
A California Uber driver is in a coma induced by doctors because of a heart attack he suffered after an altercation with a knife-wielding passenger.
'Queens' share breast cancer awareness photo shoot
A trio of Alabama breast cancer survivors are sharing a photo shoot to celebrate their fight against the disease and spread awareness.
Spare-the-Air alert issued for Monday
This will be the district's 19th Spare the Air alert of the year for smog. Spare the Air alerts are issued when ozone pollution is forecast to reach unhealthy levels, which can cause numerous respiratory difficulties.
For a baby's heart health, dads should stop drinking 6 months before conception, study suggests
Dads-to-be who drank in the three months leading up to conception were 44 percent more likely to have a child born with CHD than men who do not drink
Hospital staff made 'wall of shame' with medical records of patients with disabilities, report finds
The investigation began from a complaint filed by former employee to the Human Rights Commission about her time working at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Maine.