Health
Emilia Clarke Revealed How Paramedics Kept Her Calm In The Ambulance After She Had Two Brain Aneurysms
Opening up about the "unsung heroes" who helped her after she suffered a brain aneurysm, Emilia said: "There I was, bleeding in the brain, and there we were in this ambulance having an absolute giggle."
Ben Henry
I Started Vomiting While I Was Pregnant. Two Years Later, I’m Still Sick.
I know that the intense nausea and vomiting that started during my pregnancy is linked to my anxiety. What I don't know is how to make it stop.
Laura Turner
16 Little Ways To Keep Anxiety From Ruining Your Life
Get a better understanding of what makes you anxious and how to deal with it.
Casey Gueren
Australian Women Are Paying Hundreds For A Contraceptive That Kiwis Will Get For Free
There are only two types of intra-uterine devices available in Australia and women are paying hundreds of dollars for them.
Gina Rushton
Ruby Rose Posted An Extremely Graphic Video Of Her Neck Surgery, Revealing That Stunts Had Left Her At Risk Of Paralysis
The Batwoman star needed emergency surgery after two injured discs came close to severing her spinal cord.
Ben Henry
Smoking Experts Are Scared A Vaping Ban Will Increase Cigarette Sales
Vaping bans are happening left and right, but some experts worry they’ll drive ex-smokers right back to cigarettes.
Stephanie M. Lee
Oprah Winfrey Recently Had A Health Scare So Serious, The Doctor Asked For A Hug When She Got The All-Clear
After a trip overseas, Winfrey ended up in the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and advised to see a lung specialist.
Ben Henry
The Vaping Lung Illness Outbreak Has Now Spread To 25 States
No single vaping product explains the severe lung illness outbreak, health officials said, although THC and cannabinoid use has been reported in many cases.
Dan Vergano
Refugee Lawyers Brought Dozens Of Cases For Medical Transfers Before Medevac. They Won Every Time.
"Desperate parents told me of children who could not eat and drink and were wasting away before their eyes."
Hannah Ryan
YouTube Continues To Promote Anti-Vax Videos As Facebook Prepares To Fight Medical Misinformation
While Facebook vows to stop recommending anti-vaccination content to users, YouTube is still promoting videos like “You’ll Be Glad You Watched This Before Vaccinating Your Child!”
Caroline O'Donovan
24 Pictures That Perfectly Capture The Special Bonds Of Twins
Each year, thousands of twins descend on Twinsburg, Ohio, for the Twins Days festival to celebrate everything that makes them identical and unique.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
The Criminal Justice System Is Bad For Your Health, Warns New York City’s Health Department
“Even brief contact with the police or indirect exposure is associated with lasting harm,” said New York City’s health commissioner.
Dan Vergano
Weird New Kinds Of Cocaine Could Start A “Hidden Epidemic” Of Health Threats
“The big problem is we aren’t testing for these cutting agents, and chronic health problems [they cause] by their nature only appear years later,” said an expert.
Dan Vergano
The Warning Signs Of Heat Exhaustion And Heatstroke Everyone Should Know
These tips will help you stay safe when the weather outside is dangerously hot.
Caroline Kee
Anti-Vax Messages Are Being Targeted As A Top Priority In A UK Government Crackdown On Disinformation
As the government homes in on the anti-vax movement, BuzzFeed News has analysed the online presence of the UK's biggest anti-vax network.
Hazel Shearing
Jameela Jamil Called Amber Rose "Irresponsible" For Promoting Flat Tummy Tea While Pregnant
"FLAT TUMMY PRODUCTS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN?"
Ben Henry
Going Through Menopause Changed The Way I Think About Gender
I've experienced menopause as a kind of "ungendering." The transition has been disorienting, thrilling, and freeing. (An excerpt from Flash Count Diary.)
Darcey Steinke
Please Don’t Try The “Natural” Birth Control Methods In This Viral Tweet
Some of the suggested methods can be downright dangerous.
Lauren Strapagiel
Opinion: I Saw The Horrors Of The Pre-Roe Era. Let's Never Go Back.
I worked in a 40-bed hospital ward dedicated to women whose unsafe abortions went wrong. Deaths were a common occurrence.
Allan Weiland
Here Are The Biggest Announcements From Apple's WWDC 2019
Apple announced a bevy of updates to the operating systems that run the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac while emphasizing new privacy features. And the long-awaited breakup of the iTunes app into smaller music, podcast, and TV apps is finally coming to desktop.
BuzzFeed News
Trump Tried To Let Health Care Providers Refuse To Provide Transgender Care And Abortions — Now He’s Getting Sued
Health care groups are suing the Trump administration arguing that the rule could create a “chilling effect” that would greatly decrease access to abortion and sex reassignment care.
Ema O'Connor
Please Do Not Wash Or Reuse Your Condoms, The CDC Warns
Yes, people actually do this. Here’s why you should never reuse your rubbers.
Caroline Kee
This Kidney Patient Thought Her Life Was At Risk. She Says Her Local Health Clinic Refused To Help
Many people living in remote communities can't get dialysis there — even though they say being on country helps their health.
Hannah Ryan
With Nowhere Else To Go, This Dialysis Patient From A Remote Community Has Spent Years In A Short-Stay Hostel
“Some of us mightn’t be alive” by the time they get public housing, one dialysis patient said.
Hannah Ryan
Here's How People Across The US Have Protested Against State Abortion Bans
Thousands of abortion rights activists took to the streets in protest of new bans in several states, organized under the hashtag #stopthebans.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
This Woman Grew Up In The Worst Suicide Region In Australia. Now She's Working To End The Crisis
Once the epicentre of Australia’s ongoing Indigenous youth suicide crisis, the remote Kimberley town of Derby is striving for change.
Lane Sainty
An Aboriginal Health Service In One Of Australia’s Worst Suicide Regions Is Self-Funding Mental Health Roles
“For us not to have a psychologist and an Aboriginal mental health worker is really crazy.”
Lane Sainty
I Know It's Okay That I Chose Not To Breastfeed. But I Still Feel Guilty.
During those first months with my newborn, I was overwhelmed by sadness. The doctor said it was just baby blues. (An excerpt from Teresa Wong's Dear Scarlet.)
Teresa Wong
16 Jaw-Dropping Pictures From Inside Japan's Penis Festival
"A hundred thousand revelers come here to celebrate one thing: the male organ."
Gabriel H. Sanchez
A White Woman's "Clean Chinese" Restaurant Is Drawing Backlash For Playing Into Racist Tropes
Chef Eddie Huang had quite a few colorful words for the founder, whose "OUTDOOR VOICES BAKED ORANGE CAULIFLOWER" he called "THE FYRE FEST OF FOOD."
Julia Reinstein
