Can Apple’s Siri Help Prevent Suicide?

(NEW YORK) -- Apple's snarky assistant has been updated with a helpful, serious feature. Siri will now respond to suicidal statements with useful suicide prevention information. Prior t... Read More

HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use

(WASHINGTON) -- Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S. given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new... Read More

Eliminate Racism, Increase Life Expectancy?

(WASHINGTON) -- Eliminating racism might help people live longer. Medical studies increasingly show that racial bias, whether overt or subtle and unintentional, can lead to chronic stre... Read More

Women Undress in Photos to Mark Special Occasions

(NEW YORK) -- Increasing numbers of women are marking special occasions such as bridal parties and big milestone birthdays by posing together scantily clad, the New York Post reports.... Read More

American Medical Association Declares Obesity a Disease

(NEW YORK) -- Obesity is a disease, according to the American Medical Association. The nation’s largest physician organization made the designation on Tuesday in an effort to get m... Read More

Baby's Skull Rebuilt 'Like a Jigsaw Puzzle' to Fix Fused Bones

(NEW YORK) -- Ryan Burke was born with a misshapen head -- a common consequence of natural birth. But when the lopsidedness lingered for three months, his parents got worried. "His... Read More

Experts: Melissa Etheridge's Comments on Angelina Jolie Out of Line

(NEW YORK) -- Singer and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is standing by her comments that actress Angelia Jolie was "fearful" and not "brave" for undergoing a double mastectomy to avoid br... Read More

Fast Thinking Saves Lives from Stroke

(NEW YORK) -- Doctors have long known that the sooner a stroke is treated, the better the outcome. But now a new study finds just how much each minute counts. For each 15-minute he... Read More

Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babies

(NEW YORK) -- Something as old as mankind itself is helping to keep preterm babies alive — the lullaby. Research finds that music has become an important new ally for babies who ar... Read More

Magazine's Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread Causes Uproar

(NEW YORK) -- Vice , an online magazine known for its provocative take on the world, just unpublished a fashion photo spread called "Last Words," which had images of models reenacting some... Read More