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Andrea Bryant applied for a Give A Mile flight to go see her mother who was in the hospital in Seattle. -- Courtesy of Andrea Bryant(NEW YORK) -- When Ileen Paden's husband was diagnosed with Parkinso...

The Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Faced with an ongoing labor shortage, some 911 centers are rethinking how to hire and retain workers. From increasing base pay to fostering a cultur...

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Four plaintiffs began the first day of testimony Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed against the state of Texas, saying the state's abortion ba...

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Drug overdose deaths involving both cocaine and opioids have spiked over the last decade, new federal data suggests. A new report published early W...

Chris Rogers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- We hear the word collagen a lot when it comes to supplements and skin care, but what is it, exactly? To answer all of our questions, we turned to Dr. Brandon Ric...

Courtesy of Sean Saifa Wall(NEW YORK) -- When Sean Saifa Wall was 13, a doctor recommended to his mother that Wall's male-typical genitals be removed and that he begin feminizing hormone therapy. He s...

AlesVeluscek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Millions of people are dealing with extreme heat waves as climate change continues to raise temperatures to unhealthy levels. Jeff Goodell, a climate journalist,...

Karl Tapales/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Angelica Garcia's high school crush, first love, and father of her two children died unexpectedly, she said, her life went into a free fall. The Los Angeles...

pablohart/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Emergency department visits involving cannabis increased for children, teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, new federal data suggests. A report publi...

Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As heat waves persist and temperatures across the country continue to soar, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that emergency d...