3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (191+ words) Newser Brain Surgery Helped, Joel Says Billy Joel says his first response was a "no" when doctors told him they wanted to drill into his skull so they could place a shunt in his brain. But he reconsidered. "You know,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (261+ words) Newser Kansas Senator Aggressively Sued Patients Over Medical Debt Roger Marshall's path to the US Senate ran through a small Kansas OB-GYN practice that took an unusually aggressive approach to unpaid medical bills, writes Sarah Kliff in a New York…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) A psychedelic best known for inspiring visions might one day be used to spare cancer patients from a painful chemo side effect. A new mouse study in Science suggests that psilocybin,... Psilocybin May Shield Nerves From Chemo Damage A psychedelic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (259+ words) A Staten Island staffer for US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is alive to tell the tale after a lightning strike dropped him in the street just steps from his car—and it's... Video Shows New York Man Getting Struck by Lightning…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (144+ words) These US Hospitals Make 'Honor Roll' Newser These US Hospitals Make 'Honor Roll' If you land in one of the hospitals shown below, US News & World Report thinks you're in especially good hands. The outlet has released its "Best Hospitals…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (257+ words) A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump. The respected... Institute Issues Red Alert Over Trump-Shaped Pills The institute warned in a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (254+ words) Newser Helicopter Rescues Climber Stung Over 100 Times by Wasps A rock-climbing outing north of Vancouver turned into an aerial rescue Tuesday after a 33-year-old woman was stung by wasps more than 100 times, reports the New York Times. She and another…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) Busy Philipps has emerged from "the weirdest six months of my life." The 47-year-old actor tells People she booked a whole-body Prenuvo scan on a whim earlier... Busy Philipps: Prenuvo Scan Revealed I Had a Brain Tumor Busy Philipps has…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (223+ words) Pennsylvania has recorded its first measles deaths in 35 years, as two unvaccinated residents in Lancaster County have died amid a fast-growing outbreak, state health officials... 2 Die in Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Pennsylvania has recorded its first measles deaths in 35 years, as…...