Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately

Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups.

‘Clone tick' that can reproduce on its own has drained blood from livestock, threatens humans

In what might seem like a plague of Biblical proportions, swarms of an invasive new blood-thirsty tick have killed multiple cows in North Carolina and already have a taste for human blood.

Cutting about 300 calories per day might keep your heart healthy, study finds

Cutting your caloric intake by about 300 calories per day was found to provide benefits to the heart, even for those who are younger, maintain a normal weight and are generally healthy, new research suggests.

Pennsylvania adds anxiety to qualifying conditions for medical marijuana

The Pennsylvania Health Department is adding anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to the list of conditions that can qualify people to obtain legal medical marijuana.

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Woman's 'innocent-looking freckle' turns out to be melanoma

An Iowa woman discovered earlier this year that a freckle on her nose was actually melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, and is now hoping to warn others about the dangers of tanning and the importance of sun protection.

Man goes blind in right eye after contracting parasitic infection from showering in contacts

A U.K. man experienced “excruciating pain“ and went blind in his right eye after showering in his contacts, which caused a parasite to burrow under the lens and into his eye, reports said.

Mother of son with Down syndrome sues hospital, would've had abortion

A mother of a 4-year-old son with special needs is suing a British hospital alleging they failed to test for the condition — otherwise she would've had an abortion.

Lead levels force halt in Chicago water meter installation

The city of Chicago has temporarily halted the installation of water meters after tests showed elevated lead levels after work was done

In US 1st, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor.

Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot.

Couple forced to give up newborn twins after wrong embryos implanted in IVF mix-up, lawsuit claims

A New York couple who gave birth to twins in March after traveling to Los Angeles to undergo in vitro fertilization has filed a lawsuit against the clinic claiming that a mix-up resulted in them giving birth to another couple’s children, which they then had to give up.