April 17, 2017 Mom says stroke was triggered by birth control pills A mom-of-two suffered a stroke after taking the contraceptive pill for just over a year, doctors believe.
April 14, 2017 No, your period doesn't sync with your roommate's Sorry, ladies, but your roommate, sister, or female partner doesn't have an "alpha uterus" that's causing your menstrual cycle to align with hers.
April 7, 2017 Study links parental smoking with increased risk of childhood cancer Parents who smoke may contribute to genetic changes in their kids that are associated with the most common type of childhood cancer, a recent study suggests.
April 6, 2017 Sorority sister accused of faking cancer to scam parents, friends A Northern Kentucky University student is accused of duping her parents and sorority sisters into thinking she had stage 3 stomach cancer, as police investigate what happened to the thousands of dollars raised in her name.
April 4, 2017 Zika birth defects found in 1 in 10 infected US pregnant women About one in 10 pregnant women with confirmed Zika infections had a fetus or baby with birth defects, offering the clearest picture yet of the risk of Zika infection during pregnancy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
April 4, 2017 Vaccinating pregnant moms protects newborns from whooping cough Infants are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers are vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, a large U.S. study finds.
April 3, 2017 Family to donate organs of sorority sister who died after pancake-eating contest A 20-year-old college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.
April 3, 2017 Mom of 3 dies after finishing Pennsylvania half-marathon Authorities are investigating after a 36-year-old runner died Sunday after crossing the finish line of the Scranton Half Marathon.
March 31, 2017 US Zika vaccine begins second phase of testing Researchers have begun the second phase of testing of a Zika vaccine developed by U.S. government scientists in a trial that could yield preliminary results as early as the end of 2017.