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If you’re not living in the best place to retire, you probably know it by now. Just look at your bank account.

The price you pay in your community for groceries, gasoline, housing and other essentials will significantly...Read more

Retirement is a dream for many — a time to relax, travel and pursue hobbies. But the reality can be quite different if you’re not financially prepared. That’s why the fear of outliving your savings is a major concern...Read more

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A few months ago, Waynesville Police Sgt. Paige...Read more

TURLOCK, Calif. — California, like much of the nation, is not producing enough nurses working at bedsides to meet the needs of an aging and diverse population, fueling a workforce crunch that risks endangering quality ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male who often experiences achiness in my lower joints (hip arthritis and occasional knee pain). A good friend of mine who is also a doctor recommended that I consider taking a daily ...Read more

Just 12% of the U.S. population is eating 50% of the beef that's consumed in a day -- and according to a study in Nutrients, a vast majority of those folks are teen and adult men. That may help explain why men generally ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does it mean to be alive, but dead? – A.D.

A: There’s a Scripture passage where Jesus told about a rich man who said, “Soul, take thine ease, eat, drink and be ...Read more

New laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aim to make the artificial intelligence and social media landscape in California safer, especially for minors.

Senate Bill 243, sponsored by state Sen. Steve Padilla (D-Chula Vista) ...Read more

A State Board of Education resolution to spike new health education standards failed in a 5-2 Tuesday evening vote along party lines, shutting down an effort by conservatives to halt certain subjects in sex education from ...Read more

California this week plans to notify Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees that their costs could rise sharply next year unless Congress extends subsidies to help people buy health insurance.

Health care analysts say ...Read more

Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements “will cause ...Read more

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both temporary — but ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Though raging thousands of miles to the east, the entrenched stalemate in Washington over federal spending and the ensuing government shutdown has thrust California’s expansive health care ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After having her head shaved by nurses at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, patient Catherine Klie’s right hand shook as she tried to trace spiral circles and straight lines with a marker.

It ...Read more

The legalization of cannabis has made it hard to walk down the street in some urban centers without inhaling a good dose of smoke from weed, and chewables are everywhere. As of April 2025, 39 states, three territories, and...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My close friend "Annie" came to my father's funeral. She had met him only a couple of times. While I realized she was doing it to be there for me, I felt responsible for her since she knew no one there. I had ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy required a polypectomy ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: While God looks down on sin, he doesn’t look down on people, right? It is clear that God will judge those who take another person’s life; murder is obviously wrong, but I�...Read more

Nearly half of all women who have had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer have been identified as having dense breasts. This makes it more challenging to detect breast cancer because dense tissue and tumors both appear...Read more