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- WellnessErin Donnelly
Arizona cancels vaccine education program after anti-vax parents complain: 'Do lawmakers think we're stupid?'
Officials in the state — one of 18 to offer vaccine exemptions based on personal or moral beliefs — had hoped to offer a course informing parents about the risks of not vaccinating.
- LifestyleBeth Greenfield
'They just can't fathom why we wouldn't want bοοbs': Why breast cancer survivors are choosing to 'explant'
Some breast cancer patients describe a bullying-like pressure from their surgeons to reconstruct after having a mastectomy.
- WellnessKorin Miller
Doctors ‘flabbergasted’ that half of parents think flu shot causes the flu: ‘It’s impossible’
A new study from Orlando Health found that more than half of parents with children under 18 believe the flu shot can cause the flu. Experts explain why that's a myth.
- WellnessElise Solé
Toddler is badly burned by pizza from Little Caesars: 'This piercing scream came from my baby girl'
A family in Georgia is reeling from a pizza order that left their 2-year-old with second-degree burns. Little Caesars insists that it did nothing wrong.
- WellnessMarie Claire Dorking
Meghan Markle is technically having a 'geriatric pregnancy' — here are the health risks
At 37, Meghan Markle is having a pregnancy officially considered "high-risk." Here's why experts say she shouldn't be worried.
- WellnessKorin Miller
C-section rates have doubled around the world — why doctors are calling it an 'epidemic'
A new report reveals that cesarean sections have become much more common since the start of the century. Doctors and maternal-health experts are concerned.
- WellnessKorin Miller
LeBron James says his kids drink wine. Is that safe?
Experts don’t know exactly how much alcohol is harmful to children, which is why it’s recommended that they don’t drink at all, says Daniel Ganjian, MD.
- WellnessRachel Grumman Bender
Kimberly Williams-Paisley on her late mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis: 'She insisted that we keep it a secret'
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley opens up about the heartbreaking struggle and stigma her late mother experienced with dementia and her mission to help others.
- WellnessAndie Mitchell
The first thing Nathan Benis did on his 165-pound weight-loss journey
Nathan Benis is 36, 5’ 9”, and currently weighs 195 pounds. In 2017, after his health was deteriorating due to diabetes, he was inspired to change his lifestyle for the sake of his future. This is the story of his weight-loss journey.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
Montel Williams says he heard a 'loud pop' before his stroke: 'I knew something was majorly wrong'
“I had what they call a hemorrhagic stroke,” Montel Williams shared recently. “I almost died.”
- LifestyleRachel Grumman Bender
Egg freezing — how it works and why age matters
Egg freezing is on the rise in the U.S. Here's what you need to know about this method, which helps preserve a woman's eggs.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
'Next month, I'm getting a double mastectomy. I'm only 24.'
"I’ve been preparing for it since I was 18," says Kaylee Denmead about her preventive double mastectomy. "That’s when doctors told me I had ... an altered gene that means there is a 72 percent chance that I’ll get breast cancer by the time I turn 80."
- WellnessElise Solé
Parents say 15-minute lunch breaks at school leave their children hungry
Parents say kindergarteners are allowed only 12 to 15 minutes to eat lunch at school — and say their hungry children are suffering from stomachaches and weight loss as a result.
- WellnessElise Solé
People are freaking out about LaCroix's mystery ingredients — here's why you shouldn't be that worried
LaCroix fans are reeling from a lawsuit alleging that the popular beverage contains mystery ingredients — including one found in cockroach insecticide — despite the company's "all-natural claims."
- WellnessKorin Miller
Got ground beef in your freezer? Important action to take after massive recall of 6.5 million lbs.
More than 6.5 million pounds of beef products are being recalled nationwide due to a salmonella outbreak, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
- WellnessAndie Mitchell
One woman shares the biggest surprises of her 205-pound weight-loss journey
Jaime Spiak is 22, 5’6”, and currently weighs 145 pounds. In 2015, after losing weight due to severe health issues, she decided to embrace a healthier lifestyle for the sake of her future. This is her weight-loss story.
- WellnessHope Schreiber
Mom of son with compromised immune system asks parents to keep their sick kids home
The mother says that her son is "fighting for his life" some days because of germs he may have caught from other children.
- WellnessAbby Haglage
Serena Williams sings 'I Touch Myself' for breast cancer awareness — here's why self-exams are controversial
As Breast Cancer Awareness month kicks off, tennis legend Serena Williams is encouraging women to “touch themselves.” But how effective are breast self-examinations?
- WellnessJen Glantz
What to do if you find out your loved one is an opioid addict
If you just found out that a loved one is struggling with an opioid addiction, these are the three most important first steps to take.
- WellnessKorin Miller
Does hormonal birth control clear up or cause acne?
For years, dermatologists have prescribed hormonal birth control to help patients with acne. But for every group of patients that it has helped, it seems like there are plenty of others who say their skin got worse on birth control.
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Here's what you need to know about food allergies
The CDC estimates that 4 to 6 percent of children in the U.S. have a food allergy. Here's what you need to know to keep kids safe.
- LifestyleRachel Grumman Bender
Why is it so hard to make a hormonal birth control pill for men?
Women have had the Pill for nearly 60 years. Why is it so challenging to bring a safe, reversible hormonal method for men to market?
- LifestyleRachel Grumman Bender
Nia Franklin on the shock of winning Miss America 2019 and how she helped save her father's life
Miss America Nia Franklin's stem cells helped save her father, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when she was a freshman in college.
- WellnessPeople
Gwyneth Paltrow Says She 'Broke Out' of Postpartum Depression by Using Alternative Therapies
Gwyneth Paltrow Treated Postpartum Depression with Alternative Therapy
- WellnessAndie Mitchell
7 pieces of weight-loss advice from a man who lost 285 pounds
Corey Helms is 31, 6’, and currently weighs 223 pounds. In 2017, after realizing the negative effects his lifestyle was having on his friends and his health, he was inspired to change it. This is the story of his weight-loss journey.
