April 9, 2024, 6:03am Health
Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Read story
April 9, 2024, 5:58am Health
For many people, one of the most uncomfortable parts of a colonoscopy is the preparation for the procedure. Read story
April 8, 2024, 7:22am Churches & Religion
The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that reject God’s plan for human life. Read story
April 8, 2024, 7:13am Business
A trial begins Monday against Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a small northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine. Read story
April 7, 2024, 2:21pm Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients’ lives? Read story
April 7, 2024, 6:05am Health
Have you ever wondered if or how where you live affects your health? Read story
April 7, 2024, 5:53am Health
From spring break parties to Mardi Gras, many people remember the last major “normal” thing they did before the novel coronavirus pandemic dawned, forcing governments worldwide to issue stay-at-home advisories and shutdowns. Read story
April 7, 2024, 5:44am Health
Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the little beige house with white trim and radioed to let dispatchers know he’d arrived. Read story
April 6, 2024, 5:34am Health
In a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus usually only seen in weakened immune systems. Read story
April 6, 2024, 5:34am Health
As you get ready to travel to another country, you probably have many details to coordinate and plan. One essential task, depending on where those travels take you, may be to make an appointment to see a travel medicine specialist. Read story
