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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'll admit I tend toward negative self-talk, and I'm frequently stressed out about work, family and health concerns. I know other people have problems too, but I feel like they handle it better. What can ...Read more

In 1805, New York made a deal. State officials granted taxpayer funds and a corporate charter to a private organization known as the Free School Society, which agreed in return to provide a free education to poor children ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early.

The unilateral termination is ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California’s complex, $174.6 billion Medicaid program, provides health insurance for nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state enrolls twice as many people ...Read more

Q: Many Christian readers, fresh off their Easter Communion services, wrote to me to ask me about the actual Christian belief about the bread and wine turning into the body and blood of Christ. Thankfully, you don’t have...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My friend "Alma" has a handicapped parking permit. I never asked her why she has it. We regularly go for long walks, and she seems perfectly able-bodied. Alma did share with me once that she got the tag after an...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I thought you could help with a stubborn problem. I am a healthy and active 78-year-old woman who, I admit, likes to look younger than my age. The problem is my skin, especially on my hands and arms; I ...Read more

About one out of every eight adults in the U.S. has taken a GLP-1 medication, such as Trulicity, Ozempic, Rybelsus or Mounjaro -- and half of them are still on the meds. They use them to lose weight, manage the risk of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A conference speaker addressed a large audience at a popular college campus about the effects of social media and asked the ...Read more

While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs of letting up, beliefs about the safety of the measles vaccine and the threat of the disease ...Read more

Retirement: It’s that time when you should be able to kick back, relax and finally enjoy the fruits of your hard work. But let’s be honest — one of the biggest worries retirees face is the rising cost of health care....Read more

Q: Can alcohol fit into a healthy eating plan?

A: Alcohol can be part of a healthy eating pattern when consumed appropriately. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate drinking is defined as up to one ...Read more

Eating healthy isn’t always easy. Eating a diet rich in vegetables helps provide the necessary vitamins and minerals to keep our bodies healthy, but doing so can be difficult when vegetables are expensive, out of season,...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer and will have a double mastectomy. What types of reconstruction could she have, and when can the reconstruction be done? Are there any new reconstruction ...Read more

By the year 2050, it's projected one in six young people will be obese. That works out to 360 million children and adolescents with a body mass index of 30 or higher.

The added girth and weight won't be spread evenly. ...Read more

In adults under age 50, strokes caused by clots are on the rise – and many happen without a clear link to a traditional cause such as high blood pressure. A new study suggests the underlying reason for these unexplained,...Read more

Getty Images According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 700 confirmed measles cases have been reported in at least 25 states as of mid-April — and that number continues to grow. Most ...Read more

Janelle Zeihen worried she’d have to file for bankruptcy after learning she owed $250,000 for her Crohn’s disease treatment.

The Milwaukee nursing home worker thought her insurance was covering the infusions as part ...Read more

DAVIS, Calif. -- For weeks, no one could tell Dr. Charles DeCarli whether the $53 million grant powering his lab’s ambitious dementia research project would be renewed.

“It was horrible,” the neurologist said. “It...Read more