Utah man jumps into icy river to save woman attempting suicide

“I told her ‘I don’t know who you are, but I’m here and I love you, and I’m going to help you,’” Dane Entze said.

Watch: Girl, 9, cries tears of joy as mother reveals she's cancer-free

Earlier this year, Leeanne O’Donoghue was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and underwent weeks of treatment — which she said had been "soul-destroying" for her kids.

Study finds spike in children going to ER with suicidal thoughts — even before pandemic

Before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on mental health, there was already a surge of youth visits to emergency departments for suicidal thoughts between 2016 and 2019, the study says.

Too much screen time can impact a child's vision, experts say — try this to give eyes a break

Researchers say the rate of nearsightedness has nearly doubled since 1971, most likely due to a combination of factors such as being indoors more and staring more frequently at near things like a cell phone.

Health officials encourage COVID-19 booster as Thanksgiving nears

With Thanksgiving two weeks away, public health officials are recommending that Americans get the new COVID-19 booster tweaked to target the most common omicron strain.

Deli meats and cheeses linked to deadly listeria outbreak in 6 states, CDC says

One person died and 13 have been hospitalized across six states in the outbreak, the CDC said, which added that the true number of sick people "is likely higher."

US deaths caused by alcohol spiked during pandemic, CDC reports show

Deaths attributed to alcohol were highest for people ages 55 to 64, but rose dramatically for certain other groups, including jumping 42% among women ages 35 to 44.

CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

Drinking low amounts of caffeine during pregnancy may impact child's height, study suggests

A new study found that children of women with low caffeine intake during pregnancy were slightly shorter, on average, compared to kids born to women who completely avoided it altogether.

Study: Video games can lead to ‘enhanced cognitive performance in children’

Findings from the study suggest kids who played video games three or more hours a week performed better with intellectual abilities, including working memory.

Pfizer-BioNTech testing combination flu-COVID-19 vaccine

The WHO estimates 290,000 to 650,000 people worldwide die of flu-related causes every year. About 1.1 million people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19.