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With health insurance availability, cost and coverage on the line for millions of Americans, a federal appeals court seemed inclined Tuesday to rule that the core provision of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is unconstitutional. Two Republican-appointed judges on a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals peppered lawyers defending […]

Image copyright National deaf society Image caption Five-year-old Levindinos can join in more now that he has radio aids Having a radio aid gave five-year-old Levindinos Anastasiou, who has hearing loss, “a new lease of life”, says his mum. The aids have two parts – the child wears a receiver with their hearing aid and

Halfway through 2019, some interesting trends have emerged in the world of baby names. The folks at Nameberry have been tracking the most popular names of 2019 so far, and they’ve identified Archie and Isla as the current top names for boys and girls, respectively. Nameberry’s popularity list is based on number of views each

Jiggy Athilingam was riding a bicycle in San Francisco five years ago when suddenly she was on a bed in the hallway of a hospital. “What happened?” she asked. A cracked helmet told the story of her memory loss: She had been hit from behind by a car. She spent 22 hours in a hospital

Image copyright Max Clark Image caption Karl Butler said his main ambition was to watch Manchester United play at home A man who has been told he has just months to live has made a bucket list to help “keep positive”. Karl Butler, from Ipswich, was born with complex heart problems but was told by

Netflix won’t be adding Disney blockbusters in the near future, given Disney’s plans for a rival streaming service. But in the meantime, Netflix still gets to offer recent Disney hits, such as this week’s addition of the 2018 movie “Mary Poppins Returns.” Along with “Mary Poppins Returns,” Netflix also adds a new Netflix Original called

A Los Angeles judge reduced bail Tuesday for a former University of Southern California gynecologist accused of sexually assaulting 16 women. Superior Court Judge Teresa Sullivan lowered Dr. George Tyndall’s bail from nearly $2.1 million to $1.6 million, which he may be able to post using his condominium as collateral. If he posts bail, he

It’s the storybook with a twist, but, according to a 14-year-old girl with a rare form a cancer, it could make all the difference to young people like her. In 2018, Lauren was diagnosed with stage four high-risk neuroblastoma. She is just one of three children in Northern Ireland living with the condition. She told

It’s a good time to be alive if you’re particularly turned on by voices. There’s audio erotica apps like Dipsea and Quinn. There’s ASMR that is sexual. There are videos of Tom Hardy reading bedtime stories available for free on YouTube. (Yes, those videos are ostensibly for kids, but let’s be real: You know it’s

The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world’s