Over the weekend and early Monday morning, a large number of dead birds were seen washed up on numerous beaches along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

A Peoria man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for a brutal August 2024 beating that broke his then-girlfriend’s ...

The body’s defense system overreacts, causing swelling and discomfort in the upper airways, contributing to a sore throat. From an anatomical perspective, the nose, throat, and ears are ...

A woman with the condition vasculitis now lives with a prosthetic nose after her original one “completely collapsed in on itself”. Vasculitis is a disease in which a person’s immune system ...

If you have a cat, chances are you’ve struggled at one point or another to get them to drink enough water (that is, water that doesn’t come directly from the sink faucet). For those with H2O ...

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Odours are first captured by special olfactory nerve cells inside your nose. These cells extend upwards from the roof of your nose towards the smell-processing centre of your brain, called the ...

Bhad Bhabie/Instagram Bhad Bhabie revealed she got a nose job amid her cancer treatment. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the rapper, 21, shared the news via Instagram Stories, per reposts on X. The star ...

Sores on the roof of the mouth can be painful. It grows gradually, starting with a slight bump, eventually becoming more swollen and agonising. While most oral sores heal on their own, some may ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a ...

A Maine coon cat has taken three plane trips after her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold between New Zealand and Australia. Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from ...