High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say
A new report by independent experts on famine says half a million people in Gaza are now facing starvation as the aid people depend on has dwindled.
Health & Safety
Guilford County Emergency Services shares safety tips during extreme heat
Guilford County encourages residents to learn about the difference in heat-related illnesses. Heat exhaustion occurs when the body loses an excessive amount of water and salt, typically due to profuse sweating. Heat stroke, the most severe heat-related illness, occurs when the body loses its ability to regulate temperature.
Boy who died at nature therapy camp couldn't breathe in tentlike structure, autopsy finds
Medical examiners in North Carolina say a boy who died while enrolled in a nature therapy camp couldn't breathe in the tentlike structure he was sleeping in. The 12-year-old died in February in western North Carolina while participating in the Trails Carolina wilderness program for troubled youths.
The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?
The nation's top doctor issued an advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such. It's both unprecedented and unenforceable.
Forgot where you put the keys? Experts (and a trivia buff) share tips to boost memory
"With practice, absolutely everyone can make their memory stronger," says Monica Thieu, a memory researcher and a four-time Jeopardy! contestant. Techniques to get you started.
Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress
A new study finds people who are resilient in the face of stressful events have a different mix of bacteria in the gut than those who get more frazzled.
How one Brazilian city is tackling the surge of dengue cases
In Brazil, year-round epidemics of what is known as “breakbone fever” are becoming the norm, weighing heavily on healthcare systems and pushing leaders to look for new solutions to combat the disease.
New health hotline for Spanish-speaking North Carolinians now taking calls
Following North Carolina's expansion of Medicaid, many in the state's Spanish-speaking community found accessing reliable and culturally sensitive information about Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act difficult. The new health hotline, NC Salud, is designed to help.
There's been a breakthrough in organ transplants
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine say they successfully transplanted a kidney while the patient was awake.
More Americans are living longer. Here’s a place that helps people thrive
A center started by Wallis Annenberg in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.