Q: My mother suffers from MS and now needs daily help. I’m starting to look into programs that will pay me to be a caregiver. Am I allowed to keep my regular job or will I be forced to quit? I’m a freelance consultant ...Read More

After a year of using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight, Abby was ecstatic to have shed more than 100 pounds. But she grew uneasy as she approached her target, wondering what happens when you stop a GLP-1 drug and how she ...Read More

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father frequently experiences heartburn, but sometimes I worry that what feels like heartburn to him could be a heart attack. How can you tell the difference, and when should someone seek emergency ...Read More

More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called more than 100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s...Read More

Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology ...Read More

The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the ...Read More