Honda recalling nearly 99K vehicles over dangerous defect that can unintentionally deploy airbags

Honda recalling nearly 99K vehicles over dangerous defect that can unintentionally deploy airbags

Honda is recalling nearly 99,000 vehicles in the U.S. over a defect that could cause airbags to deploy unexpectedly during a crash. The recall covers an estimated 98,892 Honda and Acura vehicles from model years 2016 through 2026, according to a May 21 notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Federal safety regulators … Read more

Dog born with second penis on his leg undergoes surgery for ultra rare birth defect

Dog born with second penis on his leg undergoes surgery for ultra rare birth defect

That’s doggone wild. A dog born with a spare penis had to undergo emergency surgery to relieve him of his sex-tra appendage so it wouldn’t encumber him. “I’ve never seen this condition before,” the surgeon, Dr. Lauren McNamara, wrote in a viral Instagram post last week. The extra-endowed canine, fittingly named Willy Wonka, had reportedly been handed … Read more

Ford recalls over 1M F-150 pickup trucks over crash risks linked to gearshift defect

Ford recalls over 1M F-150 pickup trucks over crash risks linked to  gearshift defect

Ford is recalling almost 1.4 million of its F-150 pickup trucks in the US because of a gearshift issue that may lead to the loss of control of vehicles and increasing the risk of a crash. The automaker is aware of two injuries and one accident possibly related to the issue. The recall includes F-150 … Read more

The rare birth defect that made Hailey Bieber’s pregnancy a ‘surprise’

The rare birth defect that made Hailey Bieber’s pregnancy a ‘surprise’

Hailey Bieber has really opened up — and luckily, so did her uterus. On an episode of the podcast “She MD” this week, the beauty entrepreneur sat down with co-hosts Mary Alice Haney and Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, who also happens to be Bieber’s OBGYN, to go deep on her medical history — including her recent pregnancy. … Read more

Babies born via IVF are more likely to have a heart defect: study

Babies born via IVF are more likely to have a heart defect: study

Babies conceived via assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, have a 36% higher risk of developing a major heart defect than children conceived naturally, a new study finds. Still, heart defects are relatively rare. The study authors found them in 1.15% of naturally conceived babies and 1.84% of babies born after assisted reproduction. … Read more