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Peggy Means' only daughter was in a coma with virtually no chance of ever coming out of it, doctors told her. And yet, Means refused to let them pull the plug.

If you want to avoid potentially irritable fiberglass in your mattress, here are the best fiberglass-free options.

The new metrics represent Oura’s shift toward longer-term health insights.

Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused disruptions at some of its hospitals.

Cornell researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.

OneFamily supports the widows and widowers from the initial time of the attack and accompanies them through the years at every stage of their journey.

The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.

The ambulance is unmarked, disguised as a civilian Savannah van, and travels at the end of Netanyahu's convoy.

Jordyn Zimmerman is autistic and nonspeaking at 29, but she's still making her voice heard.

Unfortunately, hackers didn't need sophisticated skills to pull off one of the nation's most alarming and consequential health care ransomware attacks.

Sleep-deprived and anxious about feeding their babies, tens of thousands of moms in Illinois and elsewhere recently turned to a variety of Facebook groups offering support for breastfeeding, pumping breast milk and postpartum care.

There's a newly-determined "major factor" in declining bumblebee populations – and it's attacking their nests.

There are several reasons to purchase long-term care insurance at 65. Here's why experts say you should apply now.

A team of researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has designed and tested a new system for detecting asbestos that has not yet been removed from the roofs of buildings, despite regulatory requirements.

An elegant button for a civilized era.

Speech is critical to detecting suicidal ideation and a key to understanding the mental and emotional state of people experiencing it. Suicide hotline counselors are trained to quickly analyze speech variation to better help callers through a crisis.

Turns out healthcare wasn’t a “sustainable business model.”

Peloton's Jessie Malone is running a marathon to mark one year since her Apple Watch saved her life by revealing a heart condition she was completely unaware she had.

It's been a decade since the Flint water crisis began. Residents told CBS News the scandal still weighs heavily on the city.

Saying it does not want to promote negative body comparisons, TikTok is cracking down on posts about disordered eating, dangerous weight-loss habits, and potentially harmful weight-management products.