Nestlé is closing an infant formula factory as China's birth rate plunges
Nestlé plans to close a plant in Ireland that makes baby formula, citing a sharp drop in China's birth rate, in a fresh example of the far-reaching implications of China's demographic crisis.
2023-10-19 19:52
As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter's hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian -- and a good friend
More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday.
2023-09-30 16:18
The Columbus Zoo thought this gorilla was a male -- then it gave birth to a baby
Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn't a male gorilla.
2023-07-22 09:16
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children's birth certificates under new legislation passed by the "traditional family-first" government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
2023-07-21 22:59
Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie died from childbirth complications, autopsy finds
American track and field champion Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report released by the Orange County, Florida, medical examiner's office.
2023-06-14 01:29
A Purple ‘Grimace Shake’ Is Coming to McDonald’s
McDonald’s new milkshake is bright purple, berry-flavored, and inspired by Grimace.
2023-06-07 03:16
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire.
2023-06-04 07:25
FDA advisers vote unanimously in support of over-the-counter birth-control pill
Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making a birth control pill named Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
2023-05-11 01:54
As FDA advisers consider OTC birth-control pill, agency scientists worry it won't work due to women's weight and likelihood of following label
On Tuesday and Wednesday, a group of external advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will discuss an application from a pharmaceutical company to put their prescription birth control pill over-the-counter.
2023-05-09 19:54