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Lactose intolerance makes drinking milk or eating ice cream a literal pain. For some people, eating a dairy treat can lead to bloating, nausea and diarrhea. You might’ve experienced its effects yourself. If so, you may think of lactose intolerance as a defect rather than the norm.

But did you know that most people in the world today...Read more

While America is suffering a mental health crisis, the good news is that tens of millions of people are getting help. In 2023, 60 million adults reported having sought counseling or treatment in the previous year, and the numbers continue to rise.

Psychotherapy works because of what’s known as the therapeutic frame, a set of boundaries that ...Read more

For years, health insurers have argued that the arbitration system through which they dispute bills must be broken because providers win so often — which obliges insurance companies to pay medical expenses they sought to avoid. Physicians, hospitals and air ambulances prevail in more than 80% of disputes under the No Surprises Act, which took ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland officials declared a measles outbreak in three counties as cases continue to rise, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Officials identified St. Mary’s, Carroll and Cecil counties as outbreak spots. MDH is investigating 14 new confirmed cases in unvaccinated Maryland residents. No public exposures have been ...Read more

No matter what grade your child is entering this fall, your back-to-school checklist is probably already filling up. Here's why a thorough physical and a sports physical should be on your checklist.

An annual visit with your pediatrician provides an up-to-date picture of your child’s growth, development and overall health. For many healthy ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Anderson and Meg Nohner were driving through the heart of Minneapolis on a recent weekday when they got a call from headquarters: A woman was talking to herself outside a business on Lake Street.

Part of the city’s behavioral crisis response team, Anderson and Nohner arrived to find a tall woman wearing bright blue yoga ...Read more

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill Thursday that offers greater protections for reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare — both for patients and for providers in the state — by making it a crime to intervene against such care.

The new law strengthens existing reproductive healthcare protections and also broadens them to now ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday outlined potential changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, suggesting kids shots should be spread farther apart in contrast to recommendations from pediatric groups.

The request for information fulfills directives outlined in President Donald Trump’s executive order ...Read more

What comes to mind when you think about preventing teen suicide? Crisis hotlines, maybe. Emergency interventions. Those matter – but prevention often starts earlier, in everyday relationships at home, school and in the community. A parent asking about a teenager’s day over dinner, for instance. Or a teacher helping a student find purpose ...Read more

The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people.

There is no treatment for measles, but vaccines ...Read more

Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as Rocky sprinting up the museum steps: Before sunrise, Rocky cracked raw eggs into a glass and drank them.

To a teenager, this raised some questions. Why raw eggs? Was ...Read more

This past month has been a whirlwind. Last week we happily invested several days at our county fair to cheer on grandkids who exhibited their livestock. That event came a week after driving across four states to help our youngest daughter move to a new job. And that followed a flight halfway across the country to attend a funeral for a dear ...Read more