This woman is growing a second skeleton – and it’s locking her inside her own body By Lindsey Bever June 5, 2018 at 10:31 a.m. Jasmin Floyd was on her way to kindergarten in northeastern Connecticut, buckled into the back...
Videos help family caregivers navigate tricky tasks By Judith Graham June 5, 2018 at 10:53 a.m. Renata Louwers has a hard time getting her blood drawn. The needle, the pinprick of...
Breast-feeding may not lead to smarter preschoolers By Amy Norton June 5, 2018 at 10:54 a.m. Breast-feeding may not make kids sharper or better behaved than their non-nursed peers over the...
Smoking slows recovery from drug abuse By Contributed Content June 5, 2018 at 10:21 a.m. People recovering from illicit drug abuse are more likely to be successful if they don't...
Six things you should do immediately after a workout By Jasmine Garnsworthy June 5, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. In a good week, let's say you spend seven hours working out. That might sound...
A mother’s struggle with vitamin B12 deficiency By Melissa Banigan June 5, 2018 at 10:44 a.m. Twenty years ago, I started experiencing what turned into a long list of seemingly unrelated...
New research suggests random chance plays a bigger role in getting cancer By Lauren Neergaard June 5, 2018 at 11:22 a.m. Cancer patients often wonder "why me?" Does their tumor run in the family? Did they...
Fewer patients die during hospital inspection weeks By Amy Norton June 5, 2018 at 11:16 a.m. Hospital patients may be less likely to die if they're treated during weeks that inspectors...
After losing more than 500 pounds, suburban man gets his life back By Nara Schoenberg June 5, 2018 at 11:43 a.m. Feverish and sick to his stomach, with pinpricks of pain shooting through his massively swollen...
Steroid shots fall short in long-term relief for low-back pain By Steven Reinberg June 5, 2018 at 12:36 p.m. Chronic lower back pain affects millions of Americans. Many try steroid injections to ease their...