Broken Hip

Detectives continue to investigate why a car with five teenagers crashed into a tree Saturday morning. Detective Sergeant Jennifer Pyatt-Barrett said marijuana, alcohol and speeding may have played a role in the crash.  "Part of the investigation is...

The teenager charged in connection with a fatal Brownsburg, Ind. crash that killed one teenager and seriously injured three others appeared in court Monday morning. In the Hendricks County juvenile court, Chris Hubbard, 17, denied wrong doing in the...

When you think about UC Davis Children's Hospital, you might picture the little ones who are currently receiving treatment there.  But there is also a story to be told about the grown-ups who are thriving and healthy today thanks to their past experience ...

Theirs was a love story that spanned nearly 80 years and ended in tragedy. She died two years ago, fatally injured in a car crash. He was driving, she a passenger. Alone in the Pompano Beach condo they shared for so long, he kept her belongings...

There are no swift foot-in-the-belly kicks, no black belts or hand-striking blows. But make no mistake. This is an ancient Chinese martial art. Hands and feet glide in choreographed sequences, there are movements with names like Embrace Tiger and an...

Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in people 65 years old and older. "It's also the most common cause of hip fracture in people 70 years old and older," says Dr. Ning Sun, a neurologist on staff at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. "Falls are...

Gregory Jones had been at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center less than an hour when he turned a sheet into a noose and committed suicide. His body hung from the door of an observation room for 14 minutes before anyone cut him down. "I don't want...

Can you wobble your way to buns of steel? The popularity of "toning" shoes, whose unstable soles require you to work muscles harder to stay balanced, suggests consumers are banking on it. Sales of toning shoes, which cost from $70 to upwards of $200 and...

What started out as an response to a medical emergency soon unraveled into a full blown animal rescue after authorities uncovered over 50 cats in a Long Island home. According to officials, police were called to a home on Gerard Road in Yaphank Tuesday...

    A badly injured rottweiler puppy gets a second chance at life thanks to members of a Blacksburg gym and the dog's new family.     Macy Mae was hit by a car last week.     She has multiple hip fractures and might not be alive if it wern't for Andy and...

Charlevoix Middle School principal Travis Garrett and social studies teacher Bryan Hawkins are on a mission to make Bridge Street safer for students to cross as they walk to and from school. At the Charlevoix Public Schools Board of Education's regular...

While the name John Gilbert Collison Sr. has been largely forgotten today, his invention of the artificial steel hip ball more than 60 years ago has given him orthopedic immortality. His invention, manufactured in Baltimore in his Falls Road facility,...