Health

• Pause to spring has (temporarily) paused allergy season across Michiana
• Winter takes a significant toll on thousands in Michiana
• Four people get cancer from donated organ in 'extraordinarily rare' case
• Officials report festival hepatitis A case, urge vaccination
• Doctors may begin prescribing play for young children
• Michiana mosquito activity to soar
• Scientists cautiously optimistic about HIV vaccine candidate
• Kids trying new vaping trend that looks like USB drive, health officials say
• Toddler in serious condition after being left in vehicle overnight, deputies say
• Battle Creek lifts drinking water advisory
• FDA investigating after 73 people become sick from Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal
• Exhaust-ing ordeal: Woman gets head stuck in tailpipe
• Calls to suicide prevention hotline spiked after celebrity deaths, but what's the next step?
• Study: Indiana should spend more to decrease smoking rate
• How to get help for someone who might be suicidal
• Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon
• Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
• Blood test offers hope of finding cancers before symptoms develop
• Packaging error leads to birth control pill recall in US
• Indiana under ozone advisory ahead of Memorial Day weekend
• FDA demands market remove dangerous baby teething product
• Disaster Recovery Center opens for those affected by flood in Elkhart County
• Michigan health agency updates fish consumption guidelines
• 5th Annual Women’s Health Fair held Thursday
• How Pokemon Go helped a missing man with dementia get home safely
• Earth Day activities happening around South Bend
• Baboons break out of a research center using a barrel and savor a fleeting taste of rebellion
• Ticks return as temperatures climb, posing dangers for outdoor pets
• 207 million eggs in nine states recalled over salmonella fears
• Experts warn Europe: Don't grant robots rights
• 'Alexa, play my kid a podcast.' Parents look for screen-time alternatives
• Banquet Salisbury steak frozen dinners recalled
• Making strides and baskets for Heart disease awareness
• Woman dies after being given formaldehyde instead of saline
• Sam’s Club canned chicken recall
• The Kentucky county where the water smells like diesel
• Ella Merrill's miracle recovery: Teen, family recount journey since accident
• Researchers finally solve mystery of 'alien' skeleton
• How Luke Skywalker's robotic hand inspired the prosthetics of tomorrow
• World Health Organization gets ready for 'Disease X'
• Trump's opioid plan to take three-pronged approach
• Astronaut's gene expression no longer same as his identical twin
• Oklahoma plans to use new execution method
• Doctors find air pocket hidden in man's brain
• Sexual assault survivor creates specialized yoga to heal
• Indiana Attorney General to hold drug take back event in Elkhart Wednesday
• ER visits for opioid overdose up 30%, CDC study finds
• Tiny device sends pulses to reduce symptoms of withdrawal from drugs
• How close are we to a hamburger grown in a lab?
• Notre Dame professor creates light-based flu test
• 1 in 14 women still smokes while pregnant, CDC says
• Proper diagnosis of depression could help against teen suicide
• Blood and urine test for autism could enable earlier diagnosis
• Bad heart? Don't forget your flu shot
• This drone startup helps farmers beat disease and drought
• FDA approves first blood test for concussion
• Cass County considering joining statewide lawsuit against big pharma
• Another Michiana school closes due to the flu outbreak
• Flu now blamed for 84 child deaths this season, CDC says
• Brain-eating worm grows in Florida man's eye
• Conference on rare diseases brings together patients, researchers
• Kosciusko County Coroner confirms 5-year-old died from the flu
• Girl Scout sells cookies outside weed shop
• FDA reviewing animal studies in wake of monkey deaths
• WATCH: ABC57 Health Technology Expert Speaks on a Power Partnership
• Can three titans of modern industry revolutionize your health care?
• Panera recalls cream cheese after positive Listeria results
• Sleep Quality May Be Linked With Alzheimer’s
• New health app shows you where the flu is
• Flu widespread throughout the nation, 30 children dead
• Will #MeToo be a turning point for younger girls, too?
• This blood test may be able to detect 8 types of cancer
• Holding in a sneeze can be a literal pain in the neck
• This little satellite will investigate a curious star and its planet
• Inside Japan's 'suicide forest'
• The CDC wants to gently prepare people for (an unlikely) nuclear war
• Washington state offers third gender option on birth certificates
• Tips to keep your pet safe from the bitter cold
• 11,500-year-old infant remains reveal ancient population
• Lettuce suspected in deadly US E. coli outbreak
• Local hospitals limit visitors due to flu risk
• It's so cold, wet clothing will freeze solid in under 10 minutes
• Your interactive 2018 New Year's resolution guide
• Got the flu? Here's what leads to recovery
• More pregnant women are using pot, study finds
• 10 health questions that had you Googling this year
• Dogs bring 'a little light' into 'nightmare' of childhood cancer
• Opioid tramadol destabilizes, fuels terror in parts of Africa, UN warns
• Pollution putting million of infants at risk of brain damage, UNICEF says
• Gas station installs blue lights to combat drug use
• Exclusive interview: Medical marijuana dispensaries get green light in Niles
• A man's tattoo left doctors debating whether to save his life
• Lawsuit against 70 Indiana hospitals includes fraud
• The Catch-22 that keeps many vets from getting help
• Local Wellness Coach discusses new cookbook
• Want to live longer? Get a dog
• Indiana ranked 10th fattest state, blood pressure guidelines change
• Kentucky sues maker of controversial opioid
• Disneyland shuts down cooling towers over Legionnaires' cases
• Mother of veteran killed in standoff wants medical marijuana legal to 'give our vets another choice'