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The fact that Dick Van Dyke turned 100 on Dec. 13 is remarkable enough. But the entertainment icon hasn’t simply made it to the century mark; he’s remained purposefully engaged in life and with those around him: acting...Read more

LONDON — Frailty refers to a person’s mental and physical resilience, or their ability to bounce back and recover from events like illness and injury.

“Frailty is regarded as a syndrome, and a syndrome is a group of...Read more

WASHINGTON — In an Iowa swing district, Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott recounts how her work as a hospital chaplain and a Lutheran minister set her on a path to public service.

In deep-red Alaska, the Rev. Matt Schultz ...Read more

When Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That’s when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later.

“I was 18, healthy, in ...Read more

Christmas and Passover are the most interfaith friendly holidays in the calendar of sacred time. Passover is about freedom for all people and Christmas is about hope for all people. Although ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My 58-year-old husband recently shared a bed in our camper with a 21-year-old family friend. The friend is female. This happened in my absence. He thinks of her as a "daughter," and although I'm not concerned ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a woman in my 80s. Is it safe to take 400 mg of ibuprofen a day? I take it with breakfast. I never take more than this. -- J.S.B.

ANSWER: Ibuprofen has the potential for many serious side effects, but...Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are more than super-strong superheroes -- they have brain power, too. Schwarzenegger, movie idol and former governor of California, has an IQ of 132, according to CBS ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: How is it possible to become a friend of God who is holy, omnipotent, all-wise, and all-loving? I’ve been following a podcast about befriending Jesus, but it makes me a ...Read more

If federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans expire at the end of the year, Idahoans on the most “vulnerable fringes” will feel the effects first, Idaho state Rep. Ilana Rubel, a Boise Democrat, said ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the first 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted in January, the caseload at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room looked different from the norm.

There were 46% more visits for ...Read more

Sen. Ted Budd offered an unusually blunt stance on a former lawmaker and fellow North Carolina Republican after allegations surfaced that Budd was blocking the Senate confirmation hearing of former Rep. Mark Walker to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An effort to force a vote on Democrats’ proposal to extend expiring tax subsidies for three years reached the required signatures, after four Republicans signed on to the discharge petition Wednesday ...Read more

A handful of moderate Republican lawmakers Wednesday joined congressional Democrats to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that could avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for more than 20 million ...Read more

Congressional Republicans bulldozed ahead Wednesday with a doomed health bill that wouldn’t extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that could avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for more than 20 million Americans on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Greg heard about the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and the alleged involvement of their son Nick, the news struck a painfully familiar chord.

It wasn't the violence that resonated, but rather the ...Read more

When retirees map out income in retirement, most think about their tax bracket, investment returns and required minimum distributions (RMDs).

What often gets overlooked is how Medicare premiums can rise dramatically if ...Read more