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WASHINGTON -- If the Trump administration makes good on a threat to cut off some subsidies for low- and medium-income buyers of health insurance, premiums would rise sharply and the federal deficit would balloon, the ...Read more

Q: Hello, Rabbi Gellman, My name is N ... and a friend recently gave me a copy of your column from the Raleigh News & Observer, May 7, 2017. I am a puppy walker for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and...Read more

Dear Amy: About a year ago, I used one of those genetic testing services. The website shows other users who share genetics with you, and allows everyone to contact each other.

Recently, I got a message from another user (...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have read online and in our local newspaper that doctors are no longer recommending metformin as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Can you please explain why metformin is no longer being prescribed? -- P.K...Read more

European aristocrats in the 1700s believed that they got sick from eating "poison apples" -- their name for tomatoes! But, according to sources at the Smithsonian Institution, the fruit wasn't the culprit; it was the ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for three years. I am pregnant with twins, and we already have a son together. His daughter lives with us as well.

With this pregnancy coming to term, I keep throwing hints to him ...Read more

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Carolyn:

My wife and I got married two years ago. Even though we had been together for a long time, I was extremely reluctant to take the plunge. She's smart and kind and ...Read more

Q: Why does the Bible have four separate accounts of Jesus' life, instead of just one? I started reading through the Gospels the other day (for the first time, I might add), and I guess I was surprised at how similar they ...Read more

Well, we've survived Shark Week -- again. The annual cable TV extravaganza on all things Selachimorpha tends (with intent) to whip up our curiosity and fear about these toothy denizens of the sea.

In fact, fatal shark ...Read more

In New York, a man's average hearing age is more than 12 years older than his actual age; in Houston it's almost 13 years older, and in Los Angeles it's over 14 years. That's the measurable impact of sound pollution on ...Read more

Dear Amy: My boyfriend has been living with my children and me for seven months. My kids are 5 and 8.

I was looking for a pen and saw two prescription bottles in the drawer of his nightstand. As a parent, I am concerned ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a white male, 70 years old, over 6 feet tall and weigh 140 pounds. I am healthy except for lymphocytic colitis, which is under control with Imodium. My physical last year included a complete blood ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My mother is dating a married man, and this is not the first time. While I love her, I don't think what she's doing is right.

This affair has been going on for years. I tried broaching the subject with her, but...Read more

Hi, Carolyn:

The other day I noticed my neighbor, who previously had long hair, is now bald. My assumption is she is dealing with some sort of health issue, likely cancer (why else would she suddenly be bald?). I am ...Read more

Q: A few months ago we made the mistake of welcoming some people who came to our door to talk about their religion. Now they won't let us alone. My nephew says they are a cult, but how can we get rid of them? -- Mrs. L.W. ...Read more

Of all the things America worships -- the Tesla, the Google, the sour- cream-and-onion potato chip -- the flat stomach is one of the hardest to achieve. Photoshop is a big help, as are simpler airbrushing techniques, but ...Read more