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Bullying Son-In-Law Turns Grandmother Away From Family
DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky from the start due to her husband's "God" complex. He's a spoiled brat and a compulsive liar. He has not ...Read more
Low Dexa Score In Man Calls For A Bone-Growth Medicine
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to three times a week. My doctor put me on Prolia, and I had six months of...Read more
Tick bites fuel premature aging
Many tick-borne conditions can lead to chronic inflammation that causes fatigue, brain fog, arthritis, and irritation of the lining of the heart and lungs -- all prematurely aging you. Unfortunately, as many as 300,000 ...Read more
Will God step in at some point and stop the madness of super-communication beyond our own reasoning?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Technology is taking over the world! Who, other than tech gurus, can keep up with the constant change, the advancements? Even the...Read more
Safehouse nonprofit can argue that its founders' religious beliefs give them a right to open a supervised injection site, appeals court rules
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Safehouse, the nonprofit aiming to open a supervised drug consumption site in Philadelphia, is legally entitled to argue that it has a religious right to prevent...Read more
LA Catholic Church to deliver food, medicine to immigrants affected by ICE raids
LOS ANGELES — Amid a wave of arrests and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced plans to bolster delivery of hot meals, groceries and prescription medicines to ...Read more
These Texas counties have some of the highest STD rates in US, new report says
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Texas. And in some parts of the state, the numbers are climbing higher than the national average.
A new report from online healthcare service Invigor Medical based on ...Read more
Philly archbishop shares letter urging solidarity with immigrants as ICE arrests soar across the region
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez has released a letter calling for solidarity with immigrants, as ICE increases its enforcement in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
“You are not alone. The Church is a ...Read more
Health officials confirm more measles cases in Michigan
DETROIT — Two measles cases were confirmed in Kent County last week, bringing its total count to four, officials said.
The Kent County Health Department announced the new cases in a press release Wednesday but did not ...Read more
A doctor sees new hope for Alzheimer's disease patients and families. He wants you to know why
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The combination of a recently approved blood test for detection of Alzheimer’s disease combined with two medications that slow progression of the disease is drastically improving outcomes for patients ...Read more
Amid PFAS fallout, a Maine doctor navigates medical risks with her patients
When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer. They had consumed the...Read more
Georgia shows rough road ahead for states as Medicaid work requirements loom
Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a “kick in the face.”
Alexander tried signing up for Pathways, the state’s limited Medicaid expansion, multiple times and got ...Read more
Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs
SHREVEPORT, La. — When Robert Smith met his future girlfriend in 2010, he wanted to take things slowly. For Smith, no relationship had been easy in the years since he was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus, ...Read more
This vibrant Fijian community relies on faith, food and family ties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Joseph O’Connor, pastor of the Sacramento Fijian Seventh-day Adventist Church, doesn’t mind that his congregation meets in a rented space off Arden Way.
On Saturdays, the church is one of many ...Read more
Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.'s goals for a healthier national diet
ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter.
McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps.
“They ...Read more
Commentary: Courts can protect trans health care by recognizing patient-physician privilege
Information, in the second Trump administration, is a currency of power and fear. Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced sweeping subpoenas targeting physicians and medical providers who offer care for transgender...Read more
The God Squad: More about reincarnation
Lots of comments about our new, big mystery topic: Are we reincarnated into another life, or is this life the only one we will ever know?
Q: I’m a practicing Catholic. I follow most of their beliefs but have worked ...Read more
Clingy Girlfriend's Behavior Could Be A Marriage Red Flag
DEAR ABBY: I am a 47-year-old male who is 20 days from being divorced. For the past three months, I have been dating a woman I've known for 26 years. We love each other and plan to be married. We have great times when we ...Read more
Low-Dose Estrogen Patch Shouldn't Raise Risk Of Complications
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 40s due to endometriosis. I am now 68 and have been on 0.1-mg patches of estradiol since. Should I ask my gynecologist to do a hormone study, or should I just not ...Read more
For better exercise habits, match workouts to your personality
There's a TikTok video of the New England Patriots' wide receiver Stefon Diggs trying to do Pilates -- and getting flipped off the device like a pancake. But Chelsea Handler had the opposite experience: "I was a fitness ...Read more
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