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How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning of loving relationships

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I'd get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes journalist Gina Ryder.

In August, Mary Collins and daughter Rory were both still recovering after Collins experienced severe high blood pressure in her pregnancy, which led to Rory’s premature delivery.

Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise

More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child. Montana is one of the states improving screening and treatment.

Jorel Wester and Betsy were paired together by K9s for Warriors nearly five years ago. "After about a year, she was almost like my right hand — she knew what needed to be done," Wester said.

Service dogs are helping veterans with PTSD. A new bill would help expand access

A group of Congressional lawmakers wants to funnel millions of dollars toward organizations that pair service dogs with veterans with PTSD. The aim is to curb alarming rates of suicide among veterans.

A homeless family with a two-year-old child on Towne Avenue in Los Angeles' Skid Row in April 2024. A new study tracks how housing insecurity affects children's health over time.

When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later

Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.

Husam Abukhedeir, a Palestinian neurosurgeon, left his native Gaza for the United Arab Emirates last November because he felt that conditions caused by the war had stripped him of his power as a physician — and endangered his family. Nearly 9 months have passed, and Abukhedeir does not see an end in sight to the suffering

Whatever happened to ... the Gaza neurosurgeon who faced a wrenching decision

Husam Abukhedeir, the chief neurosurgeon at Al-Shifa Hospital, helped the injured, watched many die, including his sister, then knew what he had to do to protect his family. How is he faring today?

Jillian Shea helps a climber at Mesa Rim in La Mesa-paracliffhangers-volunteer

Volunteers in Mission Valley help break down barriers and build adaptive climbing community

Participants include people who are blind, deaf, paraplegic and missing limbs.

A twisting scar left behind after a bullet entered Aaron Hunter's brain on June 22, 2023. After emergency surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, the surgeon warned that the 13-year-old's ability to walk, see and speak could be affected. He spent weeks in the hospital followed by eight months of physical and occupational therapy.

Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges

Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.

Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, a producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna seen here at the 65th Grammy Awards, was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protégée.

The-Dream, R&B star and Beyoncé songwriter, accused of rape

The producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protogée.

Eric Garcetti, then the mayor of Los Angeles, during an interview in his office at City Hall in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015.

Did a powerful Democrat lie about #MeToo allegations to save his career?

Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti denies he knew about a top adviser's alleged abuse at City Hall. An NPR investigation raises new questions about whether the now U.S. ambassador to India lied under oath.

A'Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States shoots between Valeriane Ayayi (L) and Janelle Salaun of Team France during the Women's Gold Medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal

The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.

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