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Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz is a Las Vegas physician, wellness advocate, lifestyle blogger and now a Barbie doll. Toy company Mattel chose her as a role model for one of six new Barbies honoring women the company identified as heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.

Geena Davis testified Thursday that she does not believe she was ever legally married to a plastic surgeon who filed for divorce from her in 2018 even though a video of a 2001 ceremony shows her vowing to love him as her husband until death.

President Donald Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday for what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical. The appointment wasn’t on Trump’s weekend public schedule, and his last physical was in February. Press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the 73-year-old president was “anticipating a very busy 2020”...

Multiple patients are filing suit against NorthShore University HealthSystem and a former gynecologist alleging the healthcare provider never warned them that the doctor was accused of sexual assault.

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As a kid, “Queer Eye” foodie Antoni Porowski had a love-hate relationship with Polish fare. It was standard in his Polish Canadian family, but he was a picky eater. He didn’t like caraway seeds. He truly didn’t like beets. And once he and his dad decamped from Montreal to Glade Springs, West Virginia, the 12-year-old boy with the funny name...

A new Illinois law requires health insurance coverage for mammograms and other breast cancer screenings in the state.

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A lifesaving drug is not required on flights due to a shortage. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and “America’s Sexiest Doctor” want to change that. Schumer has teamed up with Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, People magazine’s “America’s Sexiest Doctor,” to call on the Federal Aviation Administration to require EpiPens on all flights.

A former USC gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct involving students at the campus health center has been arrested, according to Los Angeles police

Teva Pharmaceuticals has expanded its recall of blood pressure and heart medicine by discontinuing sales of certain 50 mg and 100 mg strength losartan potassium USP Tablets, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Teva’s recall started on April 25 due to the detection of a carcinogen in an active ingredient. The drugs listed in recall notices this week...

Disturbing allegations against a local gynecologist are emerging after five of his patients filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually assaulted during appointments. They also blame the hospital for not telling them about other cases. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details. 

A bill seeking to preserve abortion protections in state law fails to pass a key committee. Lawmakers cite God, church and faith in proclaiming their opposition to it. Abortion-rights groups protest outside a gathering of lawmakers. What sounds like a legislative fight in a state controlled by anti-abortion Republicans is actually quite different. The bill seeking to protect abortion rights...

By all measures, 20-month-old Luke Zachara was a healthy young boy with an infectious laugh and an undeniable bond with his big sister. But one tragic night in February, Luke passed away suddenly in his crib.

As abortion opponents cheer the passage of fetal heartbeat laws and other bans on the procedure, abortion-rights groups have been waging a quieter battle in courthouses around the country to overturn less direct restrictions passed in recent years. At least a dozen lawsuits have been filed over the last two years challenging what abortion-rights groups call TRAP laws, Targeted Restrictions...