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Ask Amy: Elder couple is isolated post-pandemic
Dear Amy: My husband and I, along with a lot of other people our age, have not been able to recover from the pandemic. We are both active 75-year-olds and have been married 55 years.
It seems like everyone’s forgotten ...Read more
Widowed Spouse Makes Plea To All Living Partners
DEAR ABBY: Today I ironed and folded my late husband's lucky fishing shirt and placed it into a box going to Goodwill. Continuing with the task, I matched up 14 pairs of my good merino wool socks, most of which had been ...Read more
Does Weight Or Size Play A Part When Dosing Medicine?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I watch several programs about zoos on TV. When they are dealing with animals, the weight/size of the animal always seems to come into play when medicating them. This applies whether it's an initial ...Read more
New recommendations for managing glucose levels
Only about half of folks with Type 2 diabetes have their blood sugar under control and regularly achieve an A1C of 7% or less. That puts them at increased risk of complications such as retinopathy and kidney disease. The ...Read more
Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of 'open corruption'
VATICAN CITY — Gov. Gavin Newsom accused former President Donald Trump of “open corruption” in a speech Thursday at a climate summit of Catholic officials and international leaders, elevating his criticism of the ...Read more
New York Gov. Hochul visits Pope Francis in Vatican climate conference
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Vatican City on Thursday to hear a climate address from Pope Francis and deliver one of her own.
Hochul, who is Catholic, sat in the first row as Francis spoke in the Clementine Hall, a ...Read more
What military doctors can teach us about power in the United States
Power is invisible, but its effects can be seen everywhere — especially in the health records of active duty military personnel.
By examining details of 1.5 million emergency room visits at U.S. military hospitals ...Read more
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill requiring mental health training for public high school, college coaches
BALTIMORE — It’s a right of passage into Mike Locksley’s Maryland football program to participate in the ‘3 H’s’ meeting. Newcomers stand before teammates, coaches and staff to share about their hero, a ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of "open corruption"
VATICAN CITY — Gov. Gavin Newsom accused former President Donald Trump of "open corruption" in a speech Thursday at a climate summit of Catholic officials and international leaders, elevating his criticism of the ...Read more
The God Squad: Eat what grows best where you live
Sometimes readers get exactly what I was trying to say.
I want to say that I absolutely love your answer to R of Pennsylvania, who was stuck with the Bible verse of John 14:1-6. I believe God loves all His children, ...Read more
Should I leave my job to do mission work?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: I’m struggling about leaving my job to do mission work. Several of my friends have done this and are traveling the world. It seems like a good thing to do – expand my life...Read more
Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in minimally invasive kidney stone surgery
Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical treatment. In this ...Read more
Their first baby came with medical debt. These parents won't have another
Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.
The first-time mother, a high school teacher in rural Illinois, had developed high blood pressure...Read more
Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Kori Thompson had long wrestled with the idea of having a child.
The 24-year-old worried about the world a kid would face as climate change overtook the globe, fearing the environmental devastation and economic strain ...Read more
Beyond weight loss: Bariatric surgery may reduce cancer risk
When you think about obesity, you may not connect it to cancer. However, researchers long have suspected a link between certain cancers and weight.
Among those are endometrial, ovarian, colon, liver, pancreatic and ...Read more
Abortion bans made Minnesota a health care island. Could the same happen with IVF?
Meta Getman heard the news out of Alabama and, suddenly, she was right back in it.
Getman and her husband had spent more than three years struggling with infertility — including four rounds of intrauterine insemination ...Read more
FDA said it never inspected dental lab that made controversial AGGA device
The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject ...Read more
Ask Amy: Parents house violent and irrational son
Dear Amy: After a very difficult divorce and a few years single, I married a wonderful partner last year. He brought his 20-year-old son into the marriage.
Since arriving at my home, the son’s prospects have devolved. ...Read more
Gifts Given By In-Law Look Awfully Familiar
DEAR ABBY: I recently married "John," the love of my life. I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law, "Sarah." She and my father-in-law are retired and well-off financially. For each special occasion, John and I ...Read more
Red Skin And Intense Muscle Aches Develop After Taking A Statin
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was treated for high cholesterol and triglycerides with a statin. But I developed red skin and intense muscle aches, so I had to stop taking it. I've read that people of Finnish descent cannot take ...Read more
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- Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of "open corruption"
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in minimally invasive kidney stone surgery
- Despite its 'nothingburger' reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
- Their first baby came with medical debt. These parents won't have another