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It’s tough to avoid the current hype about the health benefits of injecting peptides. Although these substances – essentially, synthetic bits of protein in solution – have long made the rounds in the fitness world...Read more

Physical activity is one of the most powerful health tools people have to improve mood, energy and sleep, even after just a few sessions.

But the real superpower of an active lifestyle is what it can do for ...Read more

Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the ...Read more

Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante.

It is urging the public to report hospitals ...Read more

MIAMI — Ozzie Echemendia’s “second chance of life” came in the form of a wire that runs from his brain all the way to his upper chest.

Echemendia is in a battle with Parkinson’s disease, a movement disorder that...Read more

The White House’s newly released strategy for tackling the nation’s drug and addiction crisis calls for a number of ambitious public health approaches that some experts say are laudable but will be hampered by the ...Read more

In 2019, Mia Tretta, then a high school freshman at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, was struck in the stomach by a round from a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun fired by a schoolmate. Two students were ...Read more

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting "988.”

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Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It's that common...Read more

Q: Many years ago in your God Squad column you wrote that Catholics weren’t meant to be happy. Your reasoning made sense to me then but now I can’t remember what it was. Can you please explain that to me because a ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 60-year-old man. I have a close female friend who is 20 years younger. We see each other just about every day and call each other to talk about our day. We have supper together just about every night. The ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read in your column that you test your patient's magnesium levels when they have been on long-term proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). When I asked my doctor to include this in his order for blood ...Read more

Around 20% of kids ages 12-19 have unhealthy LDL cholesterol levels and far too many children ages 6-12 are also contending with the damage that does to their future. A sedentary lifestyle and epidemic of overweight and ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why do Christians stick their heads in the sand and go on about Jesus speaking only truth and Satan being a liar? I reject such ideas, and it shows ignorance on the part of ...Read more

Stepping aboard Holland America Line’s Volendam in Taipei, Taiwan, felt less like joining a cruise and more like slipping into a story already in motion. The 2026 Grand World Voyage had been underway for weeks by the ...Read more

In an unexpected twist, President Donald Trump’s administration moved to abandon its legal fight to obtain private medical records of youth who received gender-affirming care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia....Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Eleven people have been diagnosed with measles in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania health officials said Wednesday.

After three people with measles were hospitalized in the central Pennsylvania county, state ...Read more

CHICAGO — It was a class reunion like no other.

Ten 1969 graduates of St. Mary of the Assumption school on the city’s Far South Side traveled to Vatican City to reconnect with a fellow alum whom they now call Holy ...Read more

Annual medical checkups typically cover the basics: diet, exercise and mental state. Surprisingly, many primary care providers fail to ask about one of the fundamental contributors to well-being: sleep.

We are ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve always been active, but after being diagnosed with breast cancer and starting my treatment, I’m a little worried about getting back into my routine. Is it OK to exercise during cancer treatment? ...Read more

High in protein and nutrients, lentils have stepped into a diverse range of nutritious recipes for Meatless Monday and beyond.

The folklore

Lentils have sustained ancient cultures all over the globe for 10,000 years. The...Read more