Health & Safety

News Brief: Trump Health Care Executive Order, California Wildfires, Harvey Weinstein

5:18am October 12, 2017

President Trump signs an executive order Thursday that is expected to roll back Obama-era health care policies. Also, wildfires continue to race across parts of northern California.

Nicole and Ben Veum and baby Adrian, who was born after Nicole had to be evacuated from a hospital because of a fire that swept through Santa Rosa, Calif.

Giving Birth Is Hard Enough — Now Try It In The Middle Of A Wildfire

11:28pm October 11, 2017

by April Dembosky

Wildfires that spread quickly in Northern California meant that hospitals had to evacuate on the fly. One woman in the middle of childbirth tells her story.

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Obesity In Children And Teens Rose Sharply Worldwide Over Past 4 Decades

5:42pm October 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The number of young people with obesity has risen tenfold since 1975, according to a study from the World Health Organization. At the same time, that rise has been far from uniform across the world.

Roughly 80 percent of all first strokes arise from risks that people can influence with behavioral changes, doctors say — risks like high blood pressure, smoking and drug abuse.

Health Conditions That Increase Stroke Risk Rise Across All Ages, Races

5:18pm October 11, 2017

by April Fulton

Smoking, drug abuse and diabetes are all modifiable risk factors for stroke. Yet a large study of patients hospitalized for stroke suggests the number of people with these risk factors is rising.

Here Are The 2017 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners

5:10pm October 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Jason De León, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Derek Peterson are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowship, which honors "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals."

NZ Federal Budget Expected To Reveal Surplus And New Spending

Rethinking Rx

4:55pm October 11, 2017

How many prescriptions medications have you taken this month?

Adrian Dodger Veum was born Monday evening via C-section after his mom, Nicole, was evacuated from the hospital during labor.

Evacuated During Labor: Mom Leaves Smoke-Filled Hospital As Baby Is On His Way

3:51pm October 11, 2017

by April Dembosky

With contractions four and five minutes apart, Nicole Veum started to see and smell smoke at a Santa Rosa, Calif., hospital.

Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cultured cancer cells from a human cervix, showing numerous blebs (lumps) and microvilli (hair-like structures) characteristic of cancer cells. Cancer of the cervix (the neck of the uterus) is one of the most

Could Making Cancer Screening Simpler Increase Women's Risk?

3:25pm October 11, 2017

by Tara Haelle

An influential task force says that either a Pap test or an HPV test is enough to screen for cervical cancer. But key medical groups say that strategy could miss cancers, especially in minority women.

If you are suddenly unable to work for an extended period because of illness, injury or accident, long-term-disability insurance can save the day.

Why A Long-Term-Disability Policy Is More Important Than Pet Insurance

12:57pm October 11, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Though not as trendy as pet insurance, a long-term-disability policy is pretty cheap and can save your bacon if you have an accident, get cancer or otherwise can't work for a few months or years.

Jenipher Sanni, a former child bride from Malawi, with the bike she used to get to and from school after she left her husband.

Health & Safety

It Was A Year Of Pain ... And Promise ... For The World's Girls

11:14am October 11, 2017

by Marc Silver

A sampling of our stories about the world's girls: A 15-year-old died in a menstrual shed. A former child bride went back to school. Afghan women say no to a restrictive school uniform.