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Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. Most nursing homes don't meet them
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so.
The new rules from the Centers for Medicare & ...Read more
What you eat could alter your unborn children and grandchildren’s genes and health outcomes
Within the last century, researchers’ understanding of genetics has undergone a profound transformation.
Genes, regions of DNA that are largely responsible for our physical characteristics, were considered ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Minute: Creating an advance directive for your future well-being
No one can predict the future, but putting together an advance directive can bring you peace of mind and a plan for your medical care during an emergency or end of life.
Dr. Maisha Robinson, chair of the Palliative ...Read more
'Self-annihilation?' LA rabbi wants to heal a 'world on fire'
LOS ANGELES — She was a clever girl, a daughter of retailers, who thought she had been born too late. The civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s inspired her. But Sharon Brous grew up in the age of Reagan, ...Read more
Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing with anxiety and ...Read more
How to protect your muscle tone as you age
Super-muscle guys like Dwayne Johnson (51) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (76) are able to preserve their muscle strength through the decades. It can seem a bit more challenging for other folks.
It's estimated that, on average...Read more
Ask Amy: An ‘update’ takes the advice to task
Dear Readers: Periodically, I publish “updates” to previous questions and answers published in this space. The following was published in 2018. The update follows the original Q&A.
Dear Amy: I grew up with two ...Read more
The Truth Comes Out Via Conveniently Timed Text
DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my sister and I took our kids on vacation together. She and I get along but have never been close. Sometimes I walk on eggshells around her because I never know what might make her upset.
I ...Read more
Eliminating Dairy Products Helps With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
DEAR DR. ROACH: After reading your recent column on difficulty swallowing, I wanted to write in about my experience with dysphagia. An endoscopy with dilation and biopsies confirmed that I had eosinophilic esophagitis. ...Read more
Is it really wrong as a Christian “not” to vote?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: While I know we should be responsible voters, living through another election year brings discouragement, especially when I look at the few people running that can be trusted ...Read more
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Savor the journey on Amtrak
There are many reasons travelers choose train travel over other modes of transportation – and there are many reasons why they don’t. Nobody chooses a cross-country rail excursion to get somewhere fast, ignore the views...Read more
Pope Francis invites Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other Bay State leaders to speak at Vatican Climate Summit
BOSTON — According to scientists at the Vatican, “the Climate Crisis is upon us” and it will get worse before it gets better.
In light of that disconcerting finding and at the invitation of the Pope, Massachusetts ...Read more
Suspected Rutgers University Islamic center vandal arrested
An arrest has been made nearly two weeks after an Islamic center at Rutgers University was broken into and vandalized.
Jacob Beacher, 24, of New Brunswick, N.J., has been arrested and charged with one count of damage to ...Read more
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger than us.
Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization. For me, this moment happened when I ...Read more
'Miracle' weight-loss drugs could have reduced health disparities. Instead they got worse
LOS ANGELES -- The American Heart Association calls them "game changers."
Oprah Winfrey says they're "a gift."
Science magazine anointed them the "2023 Breakthrough of the Year."
Americans are most familiar with their...Read more
Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?
If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items.
As epidemiologists scramble to ...Read more
Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn't the only answer
HISLE, S.D. — Katherine Goodlow is only 20, but she has experienced enough to know that people around her are dying too young.
Goodlow, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, said she’s lost six friends and ...Read more
Ask the Pediatrician: How to manage screen time and temper tantrums
Are you concerned about the time your child spends on digital devices? If so, you're hardly alone. Many parents and caregivers worry that screen time is taking over their child's day (and night), crowding out other ...Read more
Deep-fried dangers
Americans are obsessed with fried food -- from Wisconsin's deep-fried cheese curds to Colorado's Rocky Mountain Oysters (actually bulls' testicles). It seems that there's nothing that Americans won't throw into a pot of ...Read more
Ask Amy: Wife braces herself for husband’s adultery
Dear Amy: I married a lovely man two years ago. We lived together for three years before marrying.
We met as his first, long-term marriage was falling apart. We are both 70 years old. We spend most of our time together, ...Read more
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