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MINNEAPOLIS – A new study by University of Minnesota researchers found no evidence to support fears that childhood consumption of fluoride and fluoridated water reduces intelligence.

Utah and Florida in 2025 banned the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Tuberculosis infected more than 8 million people in 2024—surpassing COVID-19 and marking a record high since 1995—as a new Johns Hopkins–developed vaccine emerges amid rising antibiotic resistance.

The...Read more

Measles is back in the United States. More than 1,500 cases have already been reported in the first months of 2026, putting the country on pace to surpass last year’s total of more than 2,200, the highest number in ...Read more

SEATTLE — At the water's edge, Pastor Mary Elise Scott led a group in prayer for a safe and bountiful fishing season.

Guide and protect David Christensen, his crew, and all who fish the North Pacific waters," Scott said...Read more

Millions of you use a smartwatch or pedometer to keep track of how many steps you take in a day. The constant monitoring makes it easier to reach your activity goals -- and that steps up the health benefits (physical and ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm struggling with what to do about my first job out of college. I've been here for four months, and while I expected a learning curve, I didn't expect the environment to feel so hostile. My boss yells at me ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has been suffering from tinnitus for a couple of years now. His primary care physician referred him to an audiologist. He isn't a candidate for a hearing aid and has basically been told that ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is there a difference between being sorry for our sins and repenting of our sins? What I hear is that we are to be sorry for our sin and try not to do it again. Yet there are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor” after right-wing ...Read more

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people covered by Medicaid rose month after month – an unusual pattern for the government’s insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities.

Why? A ...Read more

When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still.

One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her breast had been....Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My cousin, who's in her 30s, was recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I've always thought of colorectal cancer as something that affects older adults. Why are more young people being diagnosed with ...Read more

LAME DEER, Mont. — Misty Pipe had about an hour before her shift began at the post office. She used that time to check in on a new mom who lives a few miles outside this town at the heart of the Northern Cheyenne Indian ...Read more

From mobile home parks in Maine to modest apartments in California, seniors desperately need rent control to protect themselves against skyrocketing rents charged by predatory landlords. Our grandparents, parents, aunts, ...Read more

Knee osteoarthritis affects at least 20 million American adults age 50-plus, causing chronic pain and disability for many of them. Treatment may call for constant use of over-the-counter pain killers, repeated steroid ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have a new close friend, and I am conflicted about whether I should inform her about her husband's misdeeds. Before we became close, I learned he had been sexting and sending nude photos to two women I know. ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? -- P.O.V.

ANSWER: Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis is a common problem in ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My girlfriend moved to another city because she was offered a modeling job and talked me into following her there, since we planned to be married. Carelessly, I moved before ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My 43-year-old daughter, "Patti," a mom of two from different dads, is constantly in financial difficulties and periodically asks family members for money. Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no ...Read more