Health

Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hayden Panettiere, who hasn’t shied away from talking about postpartum depression, is sharing what she wishes she knew beforehand. The Scream 6 star welcomed her daughter Kaya back in 2014, but said she wasn’t aware that postpartum depression could affect her. “I wish somebody told me that […]

Shana Novak/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth control they take increases their risk of breast cancer more than another. The study, published Monday in PLOS Medicine, found that new forms of progestin-only hormonal birth control — including pills, patches, implants and […]

Google Maps Street View (SANDPOINT, Idaho) — An Idaho hospital said it will no longer be providing obstetrical care due in part to the state’s “legal and political climate.” In a news release, Bonner General Health in Sandpoint — 400 miles north of Boise and serving about 9,000 people — said it would end its labor […]

Scott shows off ‘Sarina’ the AI avatar he created in the app Replika. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — As artificial intelligence gains more capabilities the public has flocked to apps like ChatGPT to produce content, have fun, and even to find companionship. “Scott,” an Ohio man who asked ABC News not to use his […]

@lila50isthenewfword/TikTok (NEW YORK) — Simply search the hashtag #facetaping on social media and you’ll get tens of thousands of posts about this beauty trend that promises to help prevent wrinkles and smooth fine lines. Face taping, as the trend is known, involves placing tape on the areas of the face where a person wants to […]

Courtesy of Michele Stevenson (NEW YORK) — A Michigan mom is warning other parents to pay attention to their kids and take action if they seem unwell after her son developed strep A and influenza A infections in late December and had to get a double amputation earlier this month. Michele Stevenson of Grand Blanc, […]

Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Public health departments across the United States have expressed concern about the spread of a potentially deadly fungus after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported cases have spiked. Candida auris, or C. aurisis, is increasing at an “alarming” rate with cases doubling in 2021, the CDC said. […]

xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rates of mental health emergencies are increasing among teenagers around the world, according to a new study from the University of Calgary. It found an increase in pediatric emergency room visits for suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and self-harm during the first year of the pandemic. It’s a particular concern because […]

Courtesy of Laura McKeithan (NEW YORK) — An American college student is making a slow recovery after suddenly suffering a brain hemorrhage while on a spring break trip in Mexico, according to her family. Liza Burke, a senior at the University of Georgia, was vacationing with friends in Cabo San Lucas earlier this month when […]

Finley Family Photo (FORT WORTH, Texas) — One Texas family is celebrating an extra special homecoming this week. Five-month-old baby JamieLynn Finley was discharged from the Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, two months after undergoing successful separation surgery from her conjoined twin sister AmieLynn, according to a hospital press release. […]