Health
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It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge
Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25...
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Hiker rescued after falling down an Adirondack mountain peak on wintry night
Forest rangers successfully rescued an upstate New York hiker who survived a frigid night on a rugged Adirondack mountain peak trapped above a...
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Average COVID hospital stay cost more than $11,000, study finds
COVID-19 hospital admissions cost an average of $11,275 per stay in medical costs that mounted steadily during the pandemic as fewer patients died,...
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Movie Review: Chastain, Sarsgaard anchor 'Memory,' a thorny drama with a tender heart
Pain and trauma permeate Michel Franco's new drama " Memory, " about two lost souls who find surprising comfort in one another. Both Jessica...
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Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to be the longest in the history of the...
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Emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law, federal appeals panel says in Texas case
The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives...
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A 'milestone' for psychedelics: Pentagon directed to study alternative treatments for veterans
It's gone from an idea widely mocked on Capitol Hill to one that enjoyed broad bipartisan support as part of the recently passed defense spending...
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U.S. women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand peaking in the past couple years at...
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A missing person with no memory: How investigators solved the cold case of Seven Doe
Buried at the edge of a Chicago Catholic cemetery are an elderly person's remains marked only by a cement cylinder deep in the ground labeled with...
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Experts debate the future of 'mental toughness' in child-rearing
Mental health experts are divided over the concept of mental toughness -- bearing down on one's performance in the face of adversity -- as an ideal...
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Stress and success: Mental health vs. mental toughness
In the 2021 Summer Olympics, all eyes were on Simone Biles as she led the U.S. gymnastics team on its quest for the gold.
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Sen. Fetterman says he thought news about his depression treatment would end his political career
Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having "dark conversations" about harming himself before he hit "the emergency brake" and sought treatment for...