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AstraZeneca Plc said its experimental hypertension pill reduced blood pressure by more than twice as much as standard treatment in a large late-stage study, bolstering its chances of competing in a crowded field.

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The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: Recently, my neighbor, who has always been eccentric, has embarked on an unusual gardening project. Instead of traditional plants, he's turned his backyard into a sprawling sanctuary for rescued wild animals. At...Read more

Q: We've met at Monsignor Hartman’s events and you're an inspirational man. Your commitment and love for faith is contagious. I'm in a health crisis. I have lymphoma that's spread to my chest. The effects of ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m so concerned for my children who are caught up with their devices – social media and gaming. Sadly, it is an epidemic within their generation, and with it is coming ...Read more

Dr. Rana Alissa hears it daily in the clinic.

“It’s better for my kid to get the virus than get the vaccine.”

“The more you [doctors] vaccinate, the more money you get.”

“I did not vaccinate any of my kids, ...Read more

NEW YORK — The current outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease — the second largest in New York City history — may have its origins in two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital, sources familiar with the matter ...Read more

It’s corn season in our part of the country. Not just any corn. This is the sweet variety that many of the farmers in our area plant to share with family and friends. It’s this time of year when I find this cereal ...Read more

Researchers at Endeavor Health and Northwestern University have created an artificial intelligence-based tool to help doctors recognize an underdiagnosed, often fatal respiratory syndrome found in critically ill hospital ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- With colorful heart, bow, and flower patterns, the backpacks designed by a Philadelphia cancer philanthropy look from the outside just like the dozens of others filling store shelves as a new school year ...Read more

No matter what grade your child is entering this fall, there's probably a lot to do as school starts. Here's why a thorough health checkup and sports physical should be on your back-to-school checklist.

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At 8:05 a.m. a student ran into my classroom with tears in their eyes. We talked together until the bell rang, after which they headed to their first-period class no longer wanting to go home and certainly more prepared to...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have a female friend, "Kylene," who needs yard work done weekly. My fiance, "Josh," goes over there to do the work for her. He charges $60. During the last two weeks, she has been popping up at our home ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and had a spinal tap a few months ago. It helped my brain fog, but my neurosurgeon didn't want to put in a shunt. I am 96. Can repeated taps help me? -- M.G.

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You've heard (over and over) how important it is to walk every day ... but if you're getting older and contending with increasing weakness and tiredness and moving more slowly than before, the recommended target of 7,000 ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When I watch riots and protest rallies on television and see the anger on the faces of the masses, it hits me so hard, and I feel hopeless for society. I try to protect my ...Read more

A Kentucky lawmaker wants to revisit a previously abandoned idea for the state to fund research of an illegal psychedelic drug for its potential to treat drug addiction.

Calling addiction a “scourge” in Kentucky, ...Read more

ATLANTA — The demographics of lung cancer change every day. The disease, which directly affects the respiratory system, has long been associated with smokers — but that is rapidly changing.

“Before it was rare, but ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — New federal guidance surrounding COVID vaccine authorization could make it more difficult for many people to be inoculated against the circulating — and, now, seasonally spiking — coronavirus.

Under ...Read more