It turns out the standard advice to stay off a broken leg bone for at least six weeks is based less on scientific evidence and more on cultural caution—physicians like to play it safe.

Two officers with the Houston Police Department have been seriously injured after their cruiser crashed into a pillar in northwest Houston early Sunday morning, officials said. HPD says the two North ...

"He is so eager to work and gain strength and all the doctors and physios are amazed by his fast improvement and good spirits," a shelter said of the pup.