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Commentary: Don't take health care hope away
Evenings in our house oscillate between routine and existential. I prefer the ones where we mostly muddle through the mundane, and the ever-present threat to health and to normalcy goes largely unobserved, acknowledged ...Read more
In New York, providers must put patient costs on the table
The routine is familiar for most people: When checking in for an appointment with a doctor or other health care provider, patients typically complete and sign a pile of paperwork, including a form that contains some ...Read more
States try to rein in health insurers' claim denials, with mixed results
Health insurance companies are under increasing scrutiny for allegedly using artificial intelligence bots and algorithms to swiftly deny patients routine or lifesaving care — without a human actually reviewing their ...Read more
How's your balance? Here's what that could mean for heart and brain health
It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke. As we age and our muscles weaken, balance becomes crucial to staying active and supporting a ...Read more
You're at risk of colorectal cancer. Know the symptoms. Get screened
Editor's note: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease of older people. People in their 50s, 40s and younger are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers of the colon and ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia?
An estimated 55 million people are believed to be living with dementia, according to health officials. Vascular diseases contribute to approximately 25% of all diagnoses.
When blood vessels are damaged or blocked, it can ...Read more
Fact check: Bill that congressman says protects Medicaid doesn't -- and would likely require cutting it
“On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere.”
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), in a YouTube video posted March 4, 2025
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'Show up and share': How one UCLA ICU helps patients and staff live with dying
LOS ANGELES -- Extraordinary things happen in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The sick rise from bed with new hearts and lungs. Machines valiantly take over for faltering ...Read more
The God Squad: Spring songs
As we prepare to welcome spring (March 20) and Passover (April 12) and Easter (April 20). I offer up a prayer for remembering how our spring holidays divide us ...Read more
Assumptions Cause New Friendship To Teeter
DEAR ABBY: I met an acquaintance a few months ago during a brief work situation. We struck up a friendship (or so I thought) and have had lunch or dinner together a few times. She's recently divorced, and she has a fancy ...Read more
Reader Who Experiences Sleep Paralysis Writes In For Advice
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is when your brain is awake, ...Read more
Choose a longer, healthier life
You may appreciate -- or regret -- that some of your emotional traits are genetically inherited. Research indicates an OCEAN of attitudes can be passed down from generation to generation: Openness, Conscientiousness, ...Read more
If we really live for God’s purposes, will we never experience tragedy?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Many of my friends who all go to church say that if we really live for God’s purposes, we will never experience tragedy. I do not believe this, for I know powerful ...Read more
Church director accused of raping minor over years is arrested during Mass, Ohio police say
A director of worship who worked at two Ohio Catholic churches was arrested during Mass and charged with sexually abusing a minor, according to officials.
Andres Andino, 59, had outstanding warrants when his license plate...Read more
Survivors of abuse at International House of Prayer-Kansas City push for Missouri lawmakers to make this change
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One by one, the speakers walked up to the small table early Wednesday, then sat and faced the panel of lawmakers in front of them.
Several came from across the country — Michigan, Minnesota, ...Read more
White House halts long-running HIV research network for youth
WASHINGTON — A study funded by the National Institutes of Health that would test if an antibiotic can prevent sexually transmitted infections in women has been terminated by the Trump administration as part of its ...Read more
RFK Jr. cites vitamin A for measles, as experts advise caution
Amid a measles outbreak that has seen U.S. cases for the year so far surge past the total tracked in 2024, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has responded, in part, by suggesting alternatives to vaccination, including...Read more
As Lent and Ramadan coincide this year, Christians and Muslims explain why they fast
CHICAGO — In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar dinners to...Read more
Georgia's 'religious liberty' measure is back on track with GOP support
ATLANTA — The Republican-backed push to pass “religious liberty” legislation seems back on a fast-track Wednesday after a House committee cleared the legislation, a week after two GOP lawmakers joined Democrats in a ...Read more
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market – is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have witnessed these shifts ...Read more
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