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Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for ...Read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Mike Leslie, 66, sits at a desk beneath the buzz of fluorescent office lights, his fingers hovering over his new laptop keyboard. He smiles, eyes crinkling beneath a worn baseball cap. It’s a place ...Read more

Q: Some people say reincarnation is biblical and happens today, what is your take on reincarnation? – (From S)

A: You get three strikes in baseball. The great question you raise is how many strikes do ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I need help! I am a 50-plus-year-old, married, well-educated woman. I am also a kleptomaniac and I'm not proud of it. It started a few years back when I accidentally left an item in my shopping cart. Since then,...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote that "nearly everybody born before 1957 had measles and mumps (but not rubella)." I was born in the early 1950s, so I fall into this category. A few years ago, at my request, my primary...Read more

Testosterone has a reputation for fueling macho behavior, but in truth, it's an essential hormone that both males and females produce. In women, it impacts sex drive, bone and muscle health, mood and energy, and the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I have friends who are disappointed in God because they have believed in Him, but He let them down and did not help them with their problems. This seems unfair toward God as ...Read more

The U.K. is asking patients whose pancreas became dangerously inflamed after taking obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to come in for tests to understand whether there’s a genetic risk for the condition.

The country...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A man with a history of allegedly making threats directed at Bristol Hospital was arrested and accused of threatening its CEO.

Richard Stark, 58, faces charges of second-degree threatening and second-...Read more

Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children’s cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems.

And, in extreme cases, cause death. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Stanford Medicine has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients younger than 19, joining Children's Hospital Los Angeles in scaling back healthcare for transgender youth amid growing ...Read more

Prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate, is more common than you might think — it accounts for roughly two million doctor visits every year. The troubling symptoms include burning or painful urination, an urgent ...Read more

Well intentioned as they are, staying on course with weight goals can be challenging. It takes time and energy to plan, shop, and prepare meals that align with dietary needs in the midst of a calendar already bursting with...Read more

Hydration is essential for good health, but maybe you’re not a fan of gulping down plain old tap water. Fortunately, if you’re bored with water, there are plenty of other healthy beverages you can drink to stay ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is a cleft lip or cleft...Read more

A new study of 64,000 adults across Europe, North America and the Middle East reaffirmed that loneliness generally increases with age, but unlike in other parts of the world, middle-aged people in the U.S. and the ...Read more

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public health ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 48-year-old woman. When I was 17, I hooked up with this guy who was part of my friend group. I knew he had a crush on me, so I decided to have sex with him in his car. It meant nothing to me, but ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), confusion, and a lot...Read more