TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- When Kelsey Hatcher’s twins share their birth story someday, their tale will truly be one in a million.Hatcher, who gave birth at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has a rare double uterus and was pregnant...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- New Year's resolutions often center on weight loss and personal lifestyle changes, but setting good parenting goals is also well worth the effort, pediatricians say.“This is a great time to take a step back, take a...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Even after they've experienced episodes of psychosis, many young people who use marijuana are unsure they want to quit the drug, new research shows.Cannabis has long been linked to a heightened risk for psychosis -- a...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Three-quarters of Americans plan to start the New Year with a resolution to be more healthy, including 28% who want to focus on improving their mental health, a new survey has found.These folks plan to exercise more...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Folks with allergies might want to breathe a deep, sneeze-free sigh of relief when winter rolls around.Unfortunately, the cold weather that puts pollen-producing trees and grass to sleep can also keep a person cooped up...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Women are more likely to lose more muscle mass during space flight than men, a new lab study suggests.Females participating in the extended bed rest study lost more leg muscle mass at two months than the men had lost at...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Measles is incredibly contagious, and outbreaks are more common now as people decide against vaccinating their kids. Now, a case involving a rare but fatal brain disease caused by the measles virus may make some rethink...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- The smoke billowing from this summer’s devastating wildfires wasn’t just bad for your lungs.Skin problems also seem to worsen, with dermatology visits rising as air quality deteriorates, a new study says.Visits for...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- Are you necessarily at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease just because you're 80, and not 75? New research shows it's more complex than that. The findings suggest that it's the pace of buildup in the brain of...
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- The pain of kidney stones seemingly arises out of nowhere, but new research suggests the body's microbiomes might help create the noxious granules.In the Canadian study, people who had kidney stones appeared to share...