WHO: Stop using sugar substitutes for weight loss

Researchers said artificial sweeteners do not have any long-term effect in reducing body fat in adults or children.

Google to add pre-written text prompts to suicide-related search results

When someone searches for suicide-related terms, they’ll see a prompt with conversation starters they can send via text in an effort to “reduce the stigma” of reaching out for help.

Kelly Clarkson responds to 'toxic' workplace claims about her talk show

In a report, anonymous employees called Kelly Clarkson “fantastic” but said show producers were “monsters” who made their lives “hell.”

Debt ceiling meetings will happen next week
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President Joe Biden?s meeting Friday with congressional leaders on the debt limit crisis was abruptly postponed to next week, with staff-level talks making progress and expected to continue through the weekend, the White House and congressional aides said Thursday. The White House said staff would continue to hold discussions, and the delay was billed as a sign of positive exchanges between Republican leaders, Democratic counterparts and Biden.

Certain soaps could make you more or less attractive to mosquitoes, study finds

While the study authors said a person’s unique body odor also plays a significant role in mosquito attraction, one soap scent in particular was singled out to help repel the insects.

USC doctors looking to perform world's first bladder transplant

Doctors have currently launched a clinical trial to enroll a potential participant for this historic operation, the school reported.

Bo Jackson to undergo procedure for year-long battle with chronic hiccups

Bo knows hiccups -- all too well. The former professional football and baseball player revealed the diagnosis during an appearance on a radio station.

FDA finalizes blood-donation rules to allow more gay, bisexual men

The updated FDA guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger known as Dooce, dies at 47

Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.

FDA panel backs Opill over-the-counter birth control

Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.

Drastic spike in child brain abscesses stumps public health officials
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Dr. Taryn Bragg, the neurosurgeon who sounded the alarm on an increase in severe child brain infections, discusses the cases and what parents need to know.