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By: Liz Richardson
Oct 5, 2024

Doctors And Nurses Are Revealing The Medical "Lies" People Should Stop Believing

1."Your water breaking is RARELY like on TV. Most folks don't wind up with a giant puddle. You might feel a pop (or not), you might think you peed yourself, and when you move or have a contraction, it'll usually keep leaking until you deliver."

By: Joy Avery
Oct 4, 2024

Storm Damage Closes N.C. Factory That Makes Vital Hospital Supplies

The facility is one of the largest suppliers of IV fluids in the country, the Food and Drug Administration says. Baxter says it will spare no expense to get the factory back online, but the company doesn’t “have a timeline for when operations will be back up and running.”

CBS NEWS
Oct 4, 2024

Helene disrupts yellow jacket, bee nests in North Carolina, prompting massive Benadryl, EpiPen requests

By: Allison Aubrey
Sep 29, 2024

If you want to stress less, join NPR's quest to reclaim your calm

Turns out, there are some simple strategies that can help reduce anxiety and increase positive feelings. And there's a lot of science to show they work.

By: Elizabeth Yuko, PhD
Sep 25, 2024

What to Know About H. Pylori, the Pathogen That Causes the Most Cancer Cases Worldwide

A report from the American Association for Cancer Research said a bacteria called H. pylori is the pathogen responsible for the highest number of global cancer cases.

By: Alex Hughes
Sep 24, 2024

Drinking bottled water is much worse for you than tap, scientists find

When it comes to getting your daily fill of water, the safest option is from a store-bought bottle, right? Well, new research suggests that isn’t true. In fact, tap water could actually be the much safer option of the two in most areas of the world.

By: Bailey Richards
Sep 21, 2024

Nurse Struck by Lightning Leaves Hospital After More Than a Year: 'Feels Like I Was Born Again'

Last fall, Thalita Teixeira Padilla was struck by lightning while walking her dog. After more than a year spent in hospitals, she is getting back to her life — and feels like she’s been “born again.”

Rali Online
Sep 19, 2024

These career break coaches help people quit their jobs to figure out their next step

After 13 years of grinding away in the corporate world, Katrina McGhee was feeling more burned out than fulfilled. So, she made an escape plan: Save $40,000 to fund a year off of work. A year-and-a-half later, she left her market research job for a 20-month career break.

By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Sep 19, 2024

U.S. ranks last in health care compared with nine other high-income countries, report finds

The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report finds.

The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, including preventing deaths, access (mainly because of high cost) and guaranteeing quality treatment for everyone, regardless of gender, income or geographic location...