One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the cost of her medications – agreed in June 2019 to adopt a more whole-food plant-based diet.

Excited by the challenge, she did a remarkable job. She increased her fresh fruit and vegetable intake, stopped eating candy, cookies and cakes and cut ...Read more

​WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is lined up to advise the incoming Trump administration on its health policy agenda, has floated broad plans to “make America healthy again.” But how he will accomplish his wide-ranging agenda is still a question mark.

Kennedy’s suggestions have ranged from gutting parts of the Food and Drug ...Read more

You probably have a cabinet full of rapid COVID-19 tests you’ve accumulated. The expiration dates have come closer and closer, with some tests even reaching them.

The Food and Drug Administration, however, has said those expiration dates are subject to change, providing a list of the tests that have had their dates extended.

COVID-19 rapid ...Read more

“Aren’t they a little young for that?”

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four years as a strength and conditioning coach, I often received questions from parents about the...Read more

During certain seasons of the year, you may notice changes in your energy level, sleep and interest in activities.

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, continue through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer.

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The new partner at the law firm where Zach Williams works heard him talking about what happened to his wife.

Amber Williams was 35 and seemed perfectly healthy when she felt excruciating chest pain. She'd had an aortic dissection, and it's often diagnosed during an autopsy.

"That's a weird way for you to tell me you're a widower," the partner ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Growing up, I was told to drink orange juice when I had a cold because "vitamin C is the cure." Does vitamin C actually help us when we're sick? What are its benefits?

ANSWER: Vitamin C supports our immune systems, helps our bodies heal wounds, protects our joints and contributes to collagen formation, the main protein in the ...Read more

This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade.

State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 counties as of Nov. 2, according to the Department of Health's most recent update. This time last year, the state had reported 51 cases.

Washington is not ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to involve anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his next administration in some capacity, but whoever else he picks to run the major health agencies will have a major impact on the GOP health agenda of the next four years.

Top posts require Senate confirmation, meaning ...Read more

New research has revealed that even asymptomatic people carry the avian flu virus, suggesting that infections among dairy workers may be more common that presumed — and underscoring the need for better workplace protection.

In a study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Thursday, eight of 115 dairy farm workers, or 7%, who ...Read more

America’s military veterans make up about 6% of the adult population but account for about 20% of all suicides. That means that each day, about 18 veterans will die by suicide.

In the U.S., the overall rate of suicide has largely increased since the start of the millennium, but veterans are disproportionately represented among this ...Read more

During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey’s sixth-grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a headache, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and noise.

Karter rested for a week and a half at home in Centennial, Colorado, then returned to school ...Read more

When Richard A. Thompson III walks through hospital corridors or on their grounds with families of loved ones who are injured or sick or dying; when he sits at the bedside, often holding the hands of patients; when he talks and listens to people whose pain is physical, emotional or both, he empathizes with what they're going through.

"My job is...Read more

This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard.

His mother, Lindsay Pfeffer, was a few feet away when Brigland made a noise and came running from the stone firepit, holding his right hand. She noticed a pinprick of blood between his thumb and forefinger when her older ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association.

Nuns founded and led those hospitals in a mission to treat sick and poor people, but some were also shrewd business leaders. Sister Irene Kraus, a former ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Georgette Darby has one of her bad days, she knows what will rouse her from her Hollywood apartment.

"Get your butt up and go to the clubhouse," Darby tells herself.

At Fountain House Hollywood, the 61-year-old has a job to do. Lunch is served Monday through Friday, and Darby, who has strong opinions about making a meal, ...Read more

Donald Trump’s election win opens the door for vaccine denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to play a significant role in the administration and drastically change the nation’s public health practices.

The former presidential candidate emerged as one of the leading voices in the anti-vaccine movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he ...Read more

The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year.

Congress will face decisions over whether to renew premium marketplace subsidies, how to pay for federal health policy programs and whether and how to address pharmacy benefit manager practices, drug pricing and other key ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year.

Congress will face decisions over whether to renew premium marketplace subsidies, how to pay for federal health policy programs and whether and how to address pharmacy benefit manager practices, drug pricing...Read more