Health

The United Nations is calling on world governments to refrain from repatriating North Korean refugees. U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif said Monday that member countries must not send North Korean escapees back to the hermitic nation. She made the comment in a meeting with South Korean …

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Looking to get stuff done? Being angry might help you there. Anger can be a powerful motivator for achieving goals, according to a new study from the American Psychological Association (APA). The research, published this week in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, examined how both positive and negative …

The average American consumes 3.4 pounds of candy on Halloween, statistics show — but beyond affecting people’s weight, that amount of candy can also take a toll on the skin, experts warn. Consumers are expected to spend $3.6 billion on Halloween candy this year, according to the National Retail Federation, …

BALTIMORE — If Kent Island has an icon, it is Wally Dashiell. In just a few days, she will celebrate her 100th birthday, and for more than 60 of those years, she taught dance to thousands of grateful students. If that wasn’t enough, for well over 30 years, she has …

There are shortages of an RSV vaccine for infants due to supply issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a notice last week citing “limited availability” of the long-acting monoclonal antibody immunization Beyfortus (nirsevimab). The product is recommended by the CDC for preventing disease from respiratory syncytial …

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access. This newly created role highlights Penn’s focus on decreasing health disparities that exist in the LGBTQIA+ community. “They aren’t getting the preventative care they need,” Dr. Kevin Kline …

When Pidgeon Pagonis was born in a Chicago hospital 37 years ago, her doctors saw something that alarmed them. “I was born looking female on the outside,” Pagonis said, “and then it was discovered that on the inside of my body, I had not completely the parts that would be …

A teenage boy in Spring, Texas, may owe his life to the family dog, who saved him from a potentially deadly stroke. Gabriel Silva, 17, was a healthy soccer player with no signs or symptoms of any medical problems when he experienced a dissection of the artery — when the …

A Virginia high school freshman was looking for a fun science experiment — and ended up making a soap with the aim of treating skin cancer. Heman Bekele, who attends W.T. Woodson High School in the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system, was crowned “America’s Top Young Scientist” and awarded …