You might not expect today's temperature to present a heat stroke risk, but even temperatures in the 70s can be deadly. Several young children have died in recent weeks in Washington, Texas, and Florida after being left unattended in a vehicle, and ER doctors want to raise awareness that the inside of a car heats up fast. Health reporter Gillian Neff has more.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.
