Updated: 12:21 PM The American Heart Association is holding a casting call for it's Go Red Challenge that kicks off this fall.

Posted: 7:37 AM A government survey shows 1 in 13 pregnant women drink alcohol and some even go on binges.

Posted: 7:32 AM Health officials say the nation is on track to have the worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades.

Posted: 7:24 AM Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world's largest AIDS conference are urging the world's governments not to cut back on the fight against the epidemic when it is at a turning point.

Posted: 3:19 PM Nebraska's first human case of the West Nile Virus this year has been confirmed in Hall County.

Posted: 9:22 PM First peanuts, now eggs. Doctors have reversed allergies in some children and teens by giving them tiny daily doses of problem foods, gradually training their immune systems to accept them.

Updated: 4:47 AM A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nebraska and six other states that sought to block a contraception coverage rule within the federal health care law.

Updated: 12:34 PM For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, but the evidence is weak and only in four patients.

Posted: 7:24 AM There's more advice on the contentious issue of prostate cancer screening: A leading group of cancer specialists says the decision hinges in part on a man's life expectancy.

Updated: 9:43 PM A new report said back to school should mean back to the doctor, but this extends beyond the typical school physical.

Posted: 12:49 PM The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.

Updated: 12:21 PM New research suggests the less people sit, the longer they live. With many of us working 8 hour shifs at desk jobs, a fitness expert shares simple ways you can get moving in the office.

Posted: 7:26 AM Study results for three experimental drugs for Alzheimer's are expected in the coming months after more than a decade of failed attempts to find a way to slow down the disease.

Updated: 5:34 AM An invention that could save lives when it comes to concussions and traumatic brain injuries. It's all part of innovative research at UNL.

Updated: 11:51 AM More than 485,000 Chico Polly high chairs are being recalled after a design flaw led to children getting cuts and bruises.

Posted: 4:19 PM The Republican-led House has voted to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. But the election-year move stands no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Updated: 1:41 PM Getting older doesn't just mean a risk for physical ailments like heart disease and bum knees: A new report finds as many as 1 in 5 seniors has a mental health or substance abuse problem.

Updated: 5:15 AM State public health officials say West Nile virus has shown up in four Nebraska counties.

Posted: 8:11 AM Hundreds ride their bicycles 10 miles for nachos and beer!

Updated: 10:43 PM American Red Cross officials say they're in desperate need of blood donations.

Posted: 6:32 AM Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey is stepping up his efforts to nudge Republican opponent Deb Fischer to accept an invitation to debate health care reform.

Posted: 12:58 PM Saint Francis Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment Center is offering a Freedom From Smoking® tobacco cessation class that will meet for eight sessions in seven weeks beginning July 17.

Posted: 11:19 AM Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Kerrey is stepping up his efforts to nudge Republican opponent Deb Fischer to accept an invitation to debate health care reform.

Posted: 7:35 AM Health officials say methadone is involved in nearly one-third of deaths from prescription painkillers. But overdose deaths from methadone appear to have peaked.

Posted: 6:10 PM One local hosptial is asking employees to trade riding for climbing by hitting the stairs and skipping the elevator.