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IPhone Xs officially unveiled with 120Hz HDR screen and 512GB of storage

The screen needs no backlight, so black would appear as truly black rather than simply dark. At $749, the iPhone Xr is $250 cheaper than the iPhone Xs, an...

Apple Launches 3 New iPhone Models with Improved Cameras, Bigger Screens

As with the iPhone X , the new phone has a screen that runs from edge to edge, an effort to maximize the display without making the phone too awkward to hold...

FDA Threatens to Ban E-Cigarettes If Teenagers Keep Using Them

The warning from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday marks a stark shift in the agency's tone on e-cigarettes, which have become the most used tobac...

Strong natural disaster shakes northern Japan, does not pose tsunami threat to Hawaii

Aerial footage showed dozens of landslides exposing barren hillsides near the town of Atsuma in southern Hokkaido, with mounds of reddish earth and toppled tree...

Theranos: Scandal hit blood-testing firm to shut

Holmes advertised the company as a cheaper and more efficient way for patients to test for life-threatening conditions, like cancer and diabetes, with just a fe...

Health Department investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx

Officials trying to identify the potential source of the bacteria have sent samples to a Centers for Disease Control laboratory in Atlanta for testing. However,...

Pediatricians: Children older than 2 can remain in rear-facing vehicle seats

Now, the organization is updating its guidelines and wants parents to keep their children in rear-facing seats until they reach the seat's maximum height and we...

IL records its first West Nile virus in 2018

By Tuesday afternoon, the state department of health confirmed a second case in Harrison County. During 2017, 51 cases of West Nile virus infection were repor...

DeSantis says don't 'monkey' things up

The outcome of the Gillum-DeSantis race - between candidates who are polar opposites in many ways - will be a profound indicator of three things: how the Amer...

CDC: Sexually transmitted diseases increase for fourth straight year

That is 200,000 more cases than the record set in 2016. " We are sliding backward ", said Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS,...

Martha McSally wins GOP nomination for Arizona's US Senate seat

Republicans are trying to defend the seat vacated by retiring GOP senator Jeff Flake , whose persistent criticism of Trump made him unpopular with conservative...

African-American Andrew Gillum secures Dem gubernatorial nomination in Florida

While he didn't make race an issue, Gillum said it during a recent interview that it would be "big" to be Florida's first black governor. "The job of the go...

Killer opened fire after being knocked out of gamer tournament

The booming esports industry faces questions about security at its events after a deadly shooting at a tournament for the Madden NFL 19 video game in Jacks...

McCain lauded by presidents past and present, world leaders

President Donald Trump , who clashed with McCain over Obama-care and dealings with Russian Federation, offered his "deepest sympathies and respect" to the Repu...

Here's What Happens to John McCain's Senate Seat

Hillary Clinton said of the late senator: "He was a tough politician, a trusted colleague, and there will simply never be another like him" while Maxine Water...

Former CDC director arrested on sex abuse charge

Frieden was freed on his own recognizance, leaving in a auto with his attorney. After leaving government past year, Frieden became the president of Resolve t...

The facts behind coconut oil is 'pure poison' claim

Karin Michaels, the director of the Institute of Prevention and Turmor Epidemiology at the University of Freiburg in a talk titled " Coconut oil and other N...

'No safe level of drinking' claims and understanding absolute risk

Dr Creina Stockley, manager of health and regulatory information at The Australian Wine Research Institute, commented: "The study conclusion also fails to ack...

State reports its 1st horse West Nile virus cases this year

Two Israelis have died in the past few weeks from West Nile fever, the Health Ministry said Thursday, amid the biggest outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted di...

OH reports its 1st horse West Nile virus cases this year

In rare cases, people can develop severe, sometimes fatal, illness. These areas have all been affected by WNV in the past. West Nile virus can infect anyone, ac...

Steer clear of coconut oil says Harvard Professor

Michels went on to add that coconut oil was one of the worst foods you could eat . Unfortunately, if you've been swapping butter out for it to keep you hea...

Spokane air quality in the 'very unhealthy' range; 'Tuxedo Junction' concert cancelled

Smoke from fires in British Columbia drifting into Washington and Idaho will cause unhealthy air levels through Tuesday, the weather service said. For those...

Google announces the redesigned Google Fit experience

Just like before, Google Fit will use the Global Positioning System and accelerometer on your device to track all of this physical activity, but it does still...

The scientists said the danger of electronic cigarettes

A new report by the Commons Science and Technology Committee (STC) says rules around e-cigarettes should be relaxed to help accelerate already declining smok...

Inside A 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb, World's Oldest Cheese Found

Researchers have just discovered the world's oldest cheese (also in Saqqara , Egypt), and it is nearly certainly cursed ... or at least contaminated. But re...

More than 90 people overdosed on K2 in one Conn. park

The majority of people overdosed on suspected synthetic marijuana at the CT city park and another two people nearby fell ill with similar symptoms around 8 a.m....

NYU To Cover Tuition For All Medical Students

School of Medicine announced Thursday that its MD degree program will be paid for through full-tuition scholarships to all current and future students, regard...

Johns Hopkins Ranks No. 3 Among Best Hospitals In The U.S.

The 29th annual report ranked Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as the nation's best hospital in a list of 158 hospitals . The University of Chicago Medical...

U.S. woman who shot herself receives face transplant

She also received a forehead, upper and lower eyelids, eye sockets, a nose, a mouth, lips, cheeks, an upper jaw, part of a lower jaw, teeth and facial muscles. ...

Drug dealer arrested as dozens overdose in CT park

Officials say most of the overdoses happened on the New Haven Green throughout the day Wednesday. Another five people refused medical treatment. No deaths wer...

CDC Monitoring Measles Outbreak In Maryland, 20 Other States

There were 118 reported measles cases in all of 2017 and only 86 the year before that. The CDC reports that measles often spreads after people who have been...

West Nile Virus sweeps America: Cases reported from coast to coast

The last human case reported in Cascade County was in 2015, according to a press release from the Cascade City-County Health Department. Infected mosquitoes can...

Pentagon bans use of geolocators on fitness trackers, smartphones

According to a memo obtained by the Associated Press , the Pentagon is restricting the use of fitness tracking devices and apps at sensitive bases and some "hi...

West Nile-infected mosquitoes found in Wyoming

A mosquito trap in Drumbo tested positive for the virus during routine surveillance. Standing water can be treated with EPA-approved larvicides to kill mosqui...

Opelousas General Health System Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week & National Breastfeeding Month

World Health Organization recommends that infants start receiving complementary foods at 6 months of age in addition to breast milk, initially 2-3 times a day ...