Health
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World's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka at Six Flags in New Jersey, is being demolished
Kingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster and the fastest one in the U.S., will soon be imploded as part of its ongoing demolition. The ride at...
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Everyone agrees kids are safer flying in their own seats, its not required
The crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto this week highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child sitting on an...
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Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
Shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy that have been in place for more than two years have been resolved, as supplies of the popular diabetes and obesity...
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Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
A court battle resumed Friday over the Trump administration's drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger...
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Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the...
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Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
A decade after wellness influencer Belle Gibson admitted she didn't have terminal brain cancer, which she claimed was cured by the healthy...
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U.S. aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya a year ago, suffering from HIV and tuberculosis. With no family to...
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Dr. Oz pledges to ditch medical stocks if confirmed to lead federal insurance agency
Mehmet Oz is pledging to divest from a broad portfolio of health care stocks if he is confirmed as President Trump's pick to lead the Centers for...
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Pope marks a week in the hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?
Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report shows
The wealth of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
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Dairy workers' cats died from bird flu, but it's not clear how they got infected
Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the animals got sick or...
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Former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
A former Colorado sheriff's deputy was convicted Thursday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his...