Eli Lilly cutting cost of certain weight loss drugs by at least 50%

Eli Lilly is cutting the cost of certain weight loss drugs, with new single-dose vials costing less than other medications used for obesity.

9 people now dead from listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats

A listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats has claimed the lives of nine people and hospitalized dozens more. The CDC is urging consumers to check their refrigerators and discard any recalled products immediately.

Grocery chain joins Walmart, CVS, others in ending cigarettes sales

American Cancer Society CEO Karen Knudsen said this move marks "a step in the right direction toward ending Big Tobacco’s influence on kids.

Middle school football player dies from head injury; second this week

A 13-year-old football player in West Virginia has died from a head injury during practice, the second such tragedy this week. His father now advocates for better head protection in youth sports.

California woman was believed to be missing while her body decomposed in a hospital morgue: lawsuit

For more than a year, the family of Jessie Peterson lived in agony, believing that the Northern California woman had gone missing. But according to a new lawsuit, it turned out she had been dead the whole time with her body sitting unclaimed and “forgotten" after a hospital moved it to a “cold storage facility." 

Good 'Sleep Hygiene' for kids
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Doctor Mike gives some great advice for helping kids calm down from a busy day and get some good rest now that late summer nights and vacations are coming to an end.

Cigarette use in U.S. hits 80-year low, survey finds

Cigarette smoking fell to a record low with the biggest decline in the use of the substance among young adults, according to a recent survey.

Free at-home COVID-19 test program will restart late September

The U.S. Health and Human Services agency announced the free at-home COVID-19 test program will restart in late September but have not set an exact date.

Fluoride in drinking water is linked with lower IQs in kids, federal report says

A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.

IVF and IUI: What's the difference?

After coming under fire from conservatives, Tim Walz and his wife are clarifying which type of fertility treatment they used. Here's the difference between IVF and IUI.

Fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids, US government report says

The 324-page report, based on previous published studies, marks the first time a federal agency determined that there is a connection between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids.

The cost of IVF in 2024

Here’s a look at how much it costs to get pregnant through IVF in 2024.

How does US life expectancy stack up? New study reveals surprising insights

A new study published in the BMJ Journal, led by Penn State researchers, revealed how the U.S. life expectancy compares to other nations.