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people.com22 Oct, 10:01
A Philadelphia hospital spends months planning Halloween events for young patients, with parents saying the effort helps their children.
Yale Climate Connections22 Oct, 07:00
Washington State’s new cooling law protects farm workers. But do they know about it?
The 19th22 Oct, 07:00
Nursing home residents have a right to vote. This mother and daughter won’t be intimidated.
Yale Climate Connections22 Oct, 06:59
An asthma diagnosis led him to document Detroit’s air pollution
NBC News21 Oct, 22:58
An Arizona mother describes discovering her son alive in a hospital morgue after he had been declared dead.
CNN21 Oct, 16:30
The Vatican said Pope Leo requires no further treatment for lung cancer.
Jacksonville Journal-Courier21 Oct, 12:55
An 11-year-old boy used first aid techniques he learned from YouTube to save a choking six-year-old at a McDonald's play area by patting his back until the obstruction cleared.
NASA21 Oct, 11:05
Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
The 19th21 Oct, 10:13
A historic win for paid parental leave, led by nurses
people.com20 Oct, 10:55
A five-year-old boy with a neurological condition that affects his balance raised $100,000 for charity by walking laps around his house.
Reasons to be Cheerful20 Oct, 04:00
There Are Ways to Reduce Campus Sexual Assaults. Will More Colleges Use Them?
wlrn.org19 Oct, 11:38
Some schools in Broward County, Florida, will begin providing free menstrual products to students.
Nottingham Post19 Oct, 09:40
A 15-year-old in Nottinghamshire performed up to 800 chest compressions over six minutes, helping save an unconscious neighbour who is now recovering, and plans community CPR workshops.
bbc.com19 Oct, 08:27
Scientists studying the immortal jellyfish's ability to reverse its ageing process hope its biology could inspire treatments for age-related disease in humans.
CalMatters19 Oct, 08:00
CARE Court can profoundly change lives, and California’s justice system, if given the chance
Our World in Data18 Oct, 20:00
When do people experience mental health conditions for the first time?
Good News Network18 Oct, 18:41
Contact With Nature is Linked to Healthy Eating, Shows Encouraging New Study
CBS News18 Oct, 18:02
A nurse's CPR revived a boy after a 1999 Little League chest injury stopped his heart, and in 2006 the same boy saved her life with the Heimlich manoeuvre at a restaurant.
people.com18 Oct, 12:37
Several nurses or caregivers kept treating their cancer patients even after being diagnosed with breast cancer themselves.
telegraphindia.com18 Oct, 08:31
India will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs starting 9 November, cutting costs by up to 70%.
Houston Chronicle17 Oct, 15:49
Houston's Bread of Life rebuilt a youth center destroyed by fire in 2021 into the Knowles-Rowland House, creating 31 permanent homes with mental health and addiction support for people exiting homelessness.
archive.li17 Oct, 08:55
Researchers say routine mammograms could be used to flag early signs of heart disease risk alongside breast cancer screening.
Mozambique17 Oct, 07:51
A Mozambican engineering student built 14 drones from scratch and is developing an autonomous model to carry up to 3kg of medicine 200km to communities isolated by floods and poor roads.
people.com16 Oct, 17:35
A 61-year-old grandmother broke her own world record by holding a plank for five hours.
Next Gen Journalism at the Texas Newsroom 202616 Oct, 17:27
After a diabetes diagnosis prompted her to overhaul her own health, San Antonio's Anabel Ledezma now teaches 30 to 40 free weekly aqua aerobics classes for people aged 18 to 107.
gavi.org16 Oct, 09:29
Malaria deaths in Ghana fell 98% since 2011 to an estimated 52 in 2025, aided by vaccines, bed nets and medicines, with Cape Coast Teaching Hospital recording two years without a malaria death.
Mongabay16 Oct, 03:13
Seagrass meadows may offer coastal communities a more nutritious catch than reefs
abc.net.au15 Oct, 20:34
Surgeons successfully separated conjoined twins from Fiji in a complex operation.
The Maravi Post15 Oct, 13:15
Malawi is launching a three-year programme to give 900 children with disabilities in Lilongwe and Mzimba North free orthopaedic surgery and mobility aids, care that can otherwise cost millions of kwacha.
EMS115 Oct, 09:34
A 15-month-old girl who nearly drowned at home was revived by CPR from her mother and emergency crews, and was walking and smiling within a month.
Good News Network15 Oct, 07:00
Woman Who Lost Her Sister Invents a Child’s Car Seat Sticker That Doubles as Hospital Bracelet
BBC14 Oct, 22:06
A man who had his first liver transplant at two weeks old is now, aged 25, training to run the London Marathon.
Our World in Data14 Oct, 20:00
A long-term perspective on humanity’s battle against malaria
Kyiv Post14 Oct, 11:23
Ukrainian veteran Roman Havryliak and British veteran Christopher Greenwood, both amputees, reached the 6,476m summit of Nepal's Mera Peak on prosthetic legs after over a year of training.
ajmc.com14 Oct, 03:11
The FDA approved tavapadon, a new drug treatment for Parkinson's disease.
BBC13 Oct, 10:05
A woman has worked for the NHS continuously since its founding in 1948, spanning nearly its entire history.
The Independent13 Oct, 09:31
Doctors used microwave energy to shrink a fetal chest tumour before birth, clearing dangerous fluid buildup within three days and allowing the baby to be born at 37 weeks weighing 2.9kg.
CBS News13 Oct, 08:17
A Louisiana man diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023 remains alive and well, as journalist David Begnaud's follow-up interview confirms.
The 19th13 Oct, 07:00
Idaho moms and grandmothers are taking the fight for abortion rights to their neighbors’ doors
NASA12 Oct, 13:45
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research