Stranded outside in the rising waters of Hurricane Harvey, feverish and in great pain, 14-year-old Tyler Frank tried desperately to think of ways to get herself and her family to safety.
Babies who were dramatically airlifted out of a neonatal intensive care unit about 120 miles away in Beaumont, Texas, last week are expected to return Tuesday as the hospital now has access to clean water.
Ask any parent about the top challenges of raising kids, and getting them to eat healthy would probably be high on the list. Countless parents have kids who just want to eat chicken nuggets, or pasta, or macaroni and cheese, or all of the above, and definitely without any vegetables.
The Utah nurse arrested when she refused to let police officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim is considering legal action after the frightening encounter that lit up social media and provoked widespread outrage.
At one Fresenius Kidney Care center in Houston, the clinic director noticed that one patient waiting for a kidney transplant had a much more immediate need last week, as the city struggled with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The woman needed a ride home from dialysis. Ambulances were tied up rescuing flood victims, and there was a midnight curfew.
Researchers interviewed both ISIS fighters and the combatants fighting against them on the frontline. They discovered key psychological factors that motivate both groups to risk their families and their own lives in extreme conflict. The study could provide insight on how to combat terrorists.
Dreaming at your desk about your recent trip? Remembering your child's face during those sweet family moments? Not remembering you have a meeting in 10 minutes? You are not alone.
Jadon and Anias McDonald, the once conjoined twins who underwent marathon separation surgery last October, returned home Friday evening for the first time. One of their physical therapists called it the "first step in a wonderful life."
With the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child also came the confirmation that Kate is once again suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, as she did in her two previous pregnancies.
Rescuers continue to pull people from rising floodwaters. The traumatized and weary evacuees often have nothing but the soaked clothes on their backs. Aid groups are working valiantly to provide shelter, emergency services and hope.
Australia is having a worse flu season than usual this year, with 93,711 laboratory-confirmed cases reported to its National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System as of August 18, government data show.
Salt Lake City police apologized Friday for arresting a nurse who, citing hospital policy, refused to let officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim. The arrest of Alex Wubbels, who was later released without charge, was captured on body camera video that the police chief said was alarming.
A patient gingerly balanced between a nurse in boxy green scrubs and a woman in fatigues. The woman's arms draped across their shoulders as the trio slowly made its way across the hospital lawn to a waiting evacuation chopper. Its rotors thudded overhead.
When Kate Sommerville visited a pub in Melbourne, Australia, to research a report on the socioeconomic impact of five new slot machines in the area, she never thought she would become an addict herself.
