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Sleep paralysis: Causes, symptoms and treatment
People may wake in the middle of the night and find themselves unable to move or utter a sound.
Teen, 15, diagnosed with early menopause says she won’t ever ‘come to terms’ with devastating diagnosis
A teenager going through early menopause at age 15 is finding support with a group of girls who were diagnosed with similar conditions.
Mom contracts sepsis from medical swab left inside her after giving birth
Paige Balding, 20, was diagnosed with sepsis after she gave birth to her son Hunter Jae July last year.
Texas woman taken off life support against family’s wishes – then a pro-life group stepped in
A Texas woman was taken off life-support Monday after the hospital invoked a law allowing them to deny further care, but after a pro-life group stepped in and helped her “escape” to a place that was willing to provide care, where she is now in stable c…
Exclusive: U.S. drug czar to travel to China to press government to stop fentanyl trafficking
U.S. drug czar James Carroll says he will be traveling to China by year’s end to inspect their efforts to crack down on fentanyl manufacturers and press them to do more.
Many women don’t have a plan for their health after pregnancy
A poll found that although nearly two-thirds of the 873 mothers were as concerned for their own well-being as their baby’s, 26 percent didn’t have a plan for managing their health over the period known as the “fourth trimester.”
Hospital staff find themselves on the front lines of war on human trafficking
Delaware hospitals are joining forces to combat human trafficking.
New study suggests that certain diets lower risk of death from breast cancer
Low-fat, plant-based diets may reduce the risk for women of dying from breast cancer, a new study shows.
Instagram model looks to remove illegal butt injections, warns others against procedure: ‘Don’t do it!’
“I’m ready to look like the girl next door,” Courtney Barnes said.
Virginia VA hospital evacuated for ‘unknown chemical odor’ that turns out to be urine sample
A building at a veterans hospital in Virginia was evacuated on Wednesday after an “unknown chemical odor” — that later turned out to be urine — panicked officials.
Policy analyst on falling birth rates: Rhetoric from the left contributing to ‘change in norms’
In response to new statistics revealing the United States has its lowest birth rate in 32 years, Independent Women’s Forum senior policy analyst Patrice Onwuka has condemned actions by the political left which she argued have contributed to women rethi…
‘Biggest Loser’ host Bob Harper drives home heart health message 2 years after ‘widowmaker’ nearly killed him
The fitness guru who coached contestants on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” through weight loss while millions tuned in week after week to see the results had failed to listen to his own body.
Mexican cartels using border migrant crisis to distract agents from drug smuggling, Carroll says
Mexican cartels are using the migrant crisis at the southern border to overwhelm U.S. agents stationed there so they can smuggle drugs here with greater ease, said James Carroll, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Man learns he’s a donor match for fiance hours after proposing
A recently engaged couple discovered they are the perfect match in more ways than one when a call came just hours after Aldo Cataldi popped the question, informing him that he was qualified to donate his kidney to his fiancé.
GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Man survives horror injury after being impaled by 2.5-foot iron spike
A driver miraculously survived despite being impaled on a two-and-a-half foot long iron spike – which went right through his body.
Mom with sleep disorder claims she once unknowingly purchased a full-sized basketball court
A mother of three who said her online shopping habits while sleeping have nearly driven her to a life in debt has finally received a diagnosis for the disorder.
Nurse recorded comforting patient with touching rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’
A heartfelt moment between a nursing student and her patient was captured by another patient, who then shared it with the ailing 87-year-old’s grateful family.
ABC News’ Jennifer Ashton on learning to cope, grow after ex-husband’s shocking suicide
Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC’ News’ chief medical correspondent, personally knows the harrowing toll that suicide takes on loved ones and survivors left behind after her physician ex-husband took his life in Feb. 2017.
US birth rates hit another record low in 2018
The U.S. birth rate continues to fall, reaching another record low in 2018, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).