3 cases of Legionnaires' reported at Carol Stream retirement community

The cases have sprung up since May 2019 at the Covenant Living at Windsor Park retirement community, 124 Windsor Park Drive, according to the DuPage County Health Department.

Milwaukee woman dies after leaving ER due to long wait, family says

A 25-year-old woman who went to the emergency room complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath died shortly after leaving to seek help elsewhere due to long wait times, her family members claim.

Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreaks over, product safe to eat again, FDA says

Three separate outbreaks of E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce appeared to be over and the product was deemed safe to eat again, the FDA and CDC announced.

This year’s flu shot doesn’t exactly match the virus going around, CDC report warns

The main strain of the flu virus which is circulating currently doesn’t entirely match up with the flu vaccine that is being administered this year, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ohio doctor gives patients adorable hand-drawn cartoons after surgery

An Ohio doctor surprises his young surgery patients with hand-drawn dressings that feature the children’s favorite characters. 

You're likely to be most miserable at age 47, study suggests

The dreaded mid-life crisis may be a response to life’s peak of misery, according to a study published Monday in the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Raising minimum wage by $1 could prevent thousands of suicides each year, study suggests

Researchers estimated that a $1 increase to the current state minimum wage could have prevented 27,550 suicide deaths from 1990-2015, according to estimates from a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Dallas high school student unexpectedly dies; family believes it was flu-related

A junior at Bishop Lynch Catholic High School in Dallas died and it may have been from the flu. The news brought hundreds of people to the school to remember her.

One dead, dozens sick from new virus in China

One person has died and dozens more are sick from a new type of coronavirus in China.