Heading Into Peak Season, Flu-Related Deaths Reach 20 In North Carolina
Flu-associated deaths in North Carolina have now reached 20 since the season began.
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'Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics' Offers Practical Advice For Stressed-Out Cynics
Trying to reduce anxiety and stress in 2018? If the idea of meditation makes you want to toss your coffee cup across the room, ABC News anchor Dan Harris offers some advice in his new book.
Unlike Humans, Bonobos Shun Helpers And Befriend The Bullies
Given a choice, bonobos tend to prefer people who act like jerks and dominate. That's very different than humans, who even as infants consistently prefer people who are cooperative and not mean.
Many Large Public Universities Don't Collect Data On Suicides, Report Finds
Recent findings from The Associated Press show that 43 out of 100 large public universities in the U.S. don't track suicides, despite efforts to improve student mental health.
Ancient Human Remains Document Migration From Asia To America
A discovery of the remains of two infants in central Alaska provides evidence of the earliest wave of people to move from Asia into the Americas.
From Vegan To 'Keto' And Mediterranean: Experts Rank 2018's Best Diets
A panel of experts convened by U.S. News ranked the best diets. The Mediterranean Diet comes out on top. Two new diets are ranked: the physician-created Nutritarian Diet and the popular Keto diet.
From Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018
We asked doctors, researchers and aid workers to look into the future. Here's what they foresee.
U.S. Coal Mine Deaths Rise After Record-Low 2016
The Mine Safety and Health Administration says 15 workplace deaths occurred in 2017 after only nine the previous year. Most of the deaths occurred in West Virginia.
Brush With Death Leads Doctor To Focus On Patient Perspective
As a patient, a critically ill doctor witnesses communication lapses, uncoordinated care and lack of empathy from her health care providers and vows to improve the patient experience for others.
From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment
Treatment for hepatitis C has improved dramatically in the last decade — so much so that it drew one doctor out of retirement to help make sure more low-income patients are cured.