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A colored computerized tomography (CT) scan of an axial section of the brain of a 59-year-old patient with a malignant (cancerous) glioblastoma brain tumor.

Deadly Brain Cancers Act Like 'Vampires' By Hijacking Normal Cells To Grow

Researchers say certain brain cancers tap electrical signals from healthy cells to fuel their growth. The finding could lead to treatments for deadly tumors like the one that killed Sen. John McCain.

This image provided on Sunday by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows a prestrike overview at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Buqayq, Saudi Arabia.

Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike

It's the largest one-day surge in crude prices in years. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the strikes, but the U.S. says Iran played a key role. Iran denies involvement.

With suicides on the rise, the government wants to make the national crisis hotline easier to use. A proposed three-digit number — 988 — could replace the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

How A Proposed 3-Digit Suicide Hotline Could Help Prevention Efforts

The current suicide hotline — 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 — has helped many people. But it's long and tough to remember in a crisis. The FCC is proposing a new national, three-digit number.

U.S. health officials are again urging people to stop vaping until experts figure out why some are coming down with serious respiratory illnesses.

San Diego Collaborating With State, Feds Amid 12 Local Cases Of Vaping-Related Illness

The head of the county’s Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch shares details about the patients and explains how local and state officials are working together to investigate the mysterious illness.

5 Questions Answered About The 3rd Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off onstage for the first time, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wound up taking much of the heat, sparing Warren.

Vaginal pain and dryness are common symptoms of menopause. Recent research suggests certain types of laser treatment might help when hormones don't.

Despite FDA Caution, Doctors Say Lasers May Help With Vaginal Pain And Dryness

The FDA recently warned against using lasers for so-called "vaginal rejuvenation" treatments to reshape or tighten the vagina. But one kind of laser treatment might have gotten a bad rap.

Ten democratic presidential candidates appear onstage before the start of the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University in Houston on Thursday.

5 Questions Answered About The 3rd Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off onstage for the first time, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wound up taking much of the heat, sparing Warren.

Sen. Bernie Sanders shakes hands with former Vice President Joe Biden Thursday.

Democratic Debate Exposes Deep Divides Among Candidates Over Health Care

A large chunk of Thursday's Democratic primary debate featured policy brawls about health care policy — including costs, coverage and worries about whether the party is growing too extreme.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who is conducting multiple investigations into issues that he and others say could be impeachable offenses for President Trump, is pictured in this undated photo.

House Committee Approves Guidelines For Impeachment Hearings

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says there's no confusion about what his committee is doing: It's an impeachment investigation, no matter how you want to phrase it.

The cast of A PLACE TO CALL HOME. The series explores the ties that hold families together and the betrayals that can tear them apart.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME: Season 5 (Season Finale This Week!)

Airs Sundays, Sept. 15 - Nov. 17, 2019 at 7 p.m. & Nov. 24 from 7-9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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