On Friday, the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse shared the sad news that their CEO and founder, Kent Taylor, died by suicide. His family said that Taylor had battled "unbearable" long-term symptoms after recovering from COVID-19. "Kent battled and fought hard like the former track champion that he was, but the suffering that greatly intensified in […]
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Jury Agrees Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Likely Caused Woman’s Terminal Cancer, Awards Her $12M
A California jury decided Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive talcum products likely caused a woman’s terminal cancer and awarded her $12 million in damages. The Alameda County Superior Court jury determined that it was likely that three products — Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and Shower to Shower products and Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet […]
Mom’s Sudden Death Leads to a Life-Saving Kidney Transplant for Her Daughter’s Boyfriend
Karey Gengler’s sudden and tragic death from a brain aneurysm at age 46 left her family grieving. But in the days after she passed, she went on to save the lives of four other people, including her daughter’s boyfriend who was desperately in need of a kidney. For over a year, Mike Rodgers, her daughter […]
Man Awarded $12M After Incorrect Cancer Diagnosis Led Doctors to Remove His Prostate
An Iowa man was awarded $12.25 million on Friday after he was misdiagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery to remove his prostate. A pathologist at the Iowa Clinic had mixed up Rickie Huitt’s tissue samples with another patient who did have prostate cancer, which she admitted to in a July 2018 deposition. Based on the […]
Jameela Jamil Reveals She Has Rare Syndrome That Causes Loose Skin and Extremely Flexible Joints
Jameela Jamil is already incredibly open about her past experience with an eating disorder and her fight for body positivity, and on Saturday, she revealed that she has an extremely rare tissue disorder. The Good Place star confirmed on Instagram that she has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a group of disorders that make the skin extremely […]
Shannen Doherty Says Breast Cancer Tore Down 'Every Wall I Built'
Shannen Doherty feels like an entirely new person after battling breast cancer. The 47-year-old actress went into remission nearly two years ago, and in reflecting on her journey through diagnosis, treatment and surgery, she says her life has changed. “I felt more feminine and vulnerable than I’ve felt in my entire life,” Doherty tells Health […]
University of Maryland Freshman, 18, Dies of Adenovirus as 8 More Students Are Infected
A freshman at the University of Maryland died of complications from adenovirus on Nov. 18, raising concerns across the College Park campus as eight more students have contracted the illness. Olivia Paregol had a cough early in the school semester, and over the next few months her health continued to decline. The 18-year-old eventually developed […]