Posted: 2:43 PM Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that Lincoln has officially become a “Let’s Move City” by committing to the obesity prevention initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama.

Posted: 11:53 AM Mayor Chris Beutler and Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln announced that the third annual Streets Alive! event from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 29 will include a new route and new activities.

Posted: 11:43 AM Government health officials launched another graphic ad campaign Thursday designed to get smokers off tobacco.

Posted: 5:57 AM Scientists say DNA testing has uncovered dozens of genetic markers tied to breast, prostate and ovarian cancer.

Posted: 6:47 AM According to D.H.H.S. data, suicide was the second leading cause of injury deaths among Nebraska residents in 2010. The subject hits close to home for many who attended and spoke out at an event this afternoon.

Posted: 7:30 AM Surveys show most Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital.

Posted: 5:48 AM A study by a national group of financial-risk analysts says the federal health care law will raise claims costs in Nebraska's individual health insurance market by an average of nearly 31 percent.

Posted: 6:19 AM We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math -- and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade seems to play a big role in how well they do everyday calculations later on.

Updated: 9:33 AM Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.

Updated: 7:03 AM One girls' high school basketball coach has more wins that any famous, and more known, men's college basketball coach.

Posted: 11:06 PM Car seat experts say the top tether on a forward facing seat is more important than most people realize.

Posted: 10:44 AM Health officials say the flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children -- about the average toll.

Posted: 10:19 AM House Republicans have passed a budget plan that would cut spending sharply, including less money for Medicaid.

Posted: 7:56 AM A lawmaker is set to present his bill that would repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants.

Posted: 9:25 PM Deputy Buffalo County Attorney Michael Gilmour says finding ways to respond to and prevent domestic violence is important for the justice and medical communities.

Updated: 5:22 PM What if you could test out a career before deciding you actually wanted to do it? That's exactly what 200 high school students got to do Wednesday at Bryan Health's East Campus.

Posted: 7:35 AM A government survey of parents in the U.S. says 1 in 50 schoolchildren has autism. That surpasses another federal estimate for the disorder.

Posted: 5:40 AM When it comes to school lunches, parents want to know the food their kids are eating is healthy.

Posted: 6:50 AM A new medical study says physical therapy can be just as good for a common knee injury as surgery -- and the cost and the risks are lower.

Posted: 6:47 AM A new report says a staggering 1 in 3 people over 65 has Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia when they die.

Updated: 11:43 AM Learn what steps to take to succeed from women who have made it to the top of their fields.

Updated: 12:11 PM Accidental poisonings can be a scary idea for many parents, and experts say, it could be caused by many items in your home.

Posted: 8:41 AM Researchers are reporting success with using cash incentives to help people lose weight.

Posted: 8:37 AM Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. But turning to the Internet to find out what's safe to use can bring false reassurance.

Posted: 8:32 AM New research shows that stopping the heart for bypass surgery is safe even in the elderly.