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DEAR ABBY: When my daughter entered her teens, she and her friends began borrowing each other's clothes. I didn't approve, and I warned my daughter that if anything became lost or damaged, I would not be responsible, nor ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had breast cancer in my left breast 14 years ago. I was treated with chemotherapy and radiation after a lumpectomy and the removal of 14 lymph nodes. I still have difficulty raising my left arm, along ...Read more

In 2022, there were about 32 million women and 26 million men aged 65 and older in the U.S. If you're a woman headed into your older years -- or already there -- you want to make sure you're healthy and strong, so you can ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Some people are attracted to the Jesus of the Bible; others are repulsed by His claim to being holy. Why is this? – N.L.

A: Many people during Jesus’ earthly life saw in ...Read more

CHICAGO — The respiratory illness RSV is still going strong in Chicago — an unusually late showing for the virus, which can strike infants especially hard.

RSV activity has moved from moderate to high in Chicago, ...Read more

Across the globe, Muslims, Christians, and Jews enter seasons of fasting, repentance, and remembrance. Together, the Abrahamic traditions represent over half of the world’s religious population. In their distinct ways, ...Read more

DETROIT — When first responders arrived Thursday at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on a report of an active shooter emergency, smoke could be seen pouring through a vent on top of the synagogue, but arriving ...Read more

BALTIMORE — In her surgical care for women with reproductive cancers, Dr. MaryAnn Wilbur said she faced repeated demands from both insurance companies and the hospitals she worked for to compromise on providing the best ...Read more

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look...Read more

Imagine your dream is to get a job at the local library. You have a love for people and for books. You also have schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability that makes life in the community more challenging.

You ...Read more

Anyone who’s ever been anxious or stressed out and developed diarrhea, stomach pain, or nausea is instinctively aware of the connection between the brain and the gut. But, while that connection was suggested as early as ...Read more

Flavored yogurt contains added sugars and artificial ingredients that can make it unhealthy. You can choose options with fewer additives to get more nutritional benefits.

Why do some flavored yogurts have hidden sugars?

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People with atrial fibrillation (afib) are often advised to limit or avoid coffee, based on the assumption that caffeine may trigger an episode of afib. But a new study found that a daily cup of coffee had the opposite ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My back’s been bothering me, and everyone seems to have ideas what’s causing the pain. Can you help?

ANSWER: Back pain is more common than homeownership in the U.S. While about 65% of adults own a ...Read more

In a new survey of more than 5,300 people by the Pew Charitable Trusts, more than 70% of adults said they were at least somewhat concerned about harmful chemicals in food and drinking water. Almost 85% said the ...Read more

The latest Bankrate Financial Fraud Survey reveals that about 1 in 3 U.S. adults (34 percent) have experienced financial fraud or a scam in the past 12 months, since January 2024. Among them, nearly 2 in 5 (37 percent) ...Read more

FRANKFURT, Germany — Wega carefully places her hooves on the dark laminate floor. Step by step, the small-statured Haflinger mare ventures into the foyer of the nursing home in Bückeburg in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The ...Read more

Drug executives say only their GLP-1 drugs are safe for treating obesity and diabetes as they wage a yearlong campaign to stop independent labs from producing cheaper versions.

Former Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our early 60s. For the last five years, we have been having some great fun. We dress up, role-play and invite friends to join us from time to time. It has been wonderful and has kept us ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you mentioned that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine prevents neck and head cancer in men. I am 75 and do not recall ever getting an HPV vaccine. Should I get one now? -- J.L.I.

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