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Andrew Hardy was crossing the street on an electric scooter in downtown Los Angeles when a car struck him at 50 miles per hour and flung him 15 feet in the air before he smacked his head on the pavement and fell unconscious. The 26-year-old snapped two bones in each leg, broke a thighbone, shattered […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The WHO estimates one in 25 people has at least one STI One million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur every single day, the World Health Organization has estimated. That means more than 376 million new cases annually of four infections – chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis. The WHO

The Latest on the murder conviction of a German nurse (all times local): 10:15 a.m. A former nurse who liked to put patients into cardiac arrest because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them has been convicted of 85 counts of murder in a court in northwestern Germany. The Oldenburg court on

The European Union agency that monitors illicit drug use says cocaine is becoming more widely available on the continent. The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in a report on Thursday that social media, the darknet and encryption are helping small gangs and individuals to sell drugs undetected. The agency says authorities

Image caption Claire Kelly has carried babies for other couples three times Claire Kelly says helping other people become parents by being a surrogate has become a “passion” of hers. The 39-year-old, who has two boys of her own, has carried surrogate babies three times for two other couples. She told BBC Scotland’s The Nine:

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar’s mental health plan has inspired her first Iowa endorsement. State Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines, one of Iowa’s four black legislators, is the mother of a son with developmental and mental disorders. She said Klobuchar made a personal impression on her when the two exchanged ideas to improve mental health services

Image copyright Getty Images Alana Nesbitt feels like there is a knife inside her, but it was put there by a doctor. She is one of a number of women whose lives have been turned upside down after having a contraceptive implant inserted into their fallopian tubes. The Essure implant is designed to stop eggs

A verdict is expected in the case of a former nurse charged with 100 counts of murder on allegations he killed patients by putting them into cardiac arrest because he liked the feeling of being to resuscitate them. The 42-year-old Niels Hoegel faces possible life in prison if convicted Thursday of the killings at two

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Liverpool Community Health provided services such as district nursing, dentistry and diabetes care An independent inquiry into a failed NHS trust is expected to be announced later – amid concerns that 150 deaths were not properly investigated. Liverpool Community Health (LCH), formed in 2010, ran services for about 750,000

Twins brothers who have spent most of their lives in wheelchairs have taken part in a sports day – walking most of the event. Daniel and Thomas Bristow, from Blofield, near Norwich, have a rare form of muscular atrophy which has left them with weak muscles. They have learned to walk with the help of