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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. What factors determine the best treatment approach, and what can I expect during recovery?

ANSWER: To better understand whether a rotator cuff tear may ...Read more

The child gasped for air, sitting alone in front of an upstairs television, near death inside her Northeast Philadelphia home.

As a measles outbreak ravaged the city, Philadelphia’s deputy health commissioner, Robert ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I am a man in my late 60s who hasn't had a family birthday party since I was a child. My mother's birthday is seven days from mine, so celebrations were always for her, and mine were sort of lost in the shuffle....Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently used the term "abnormal irregular heartbeat." I've had an irregular heartbeat for decades without seemingly ill effects. My doctors haven't put any restrictions on my vigorous cycling or any ...Read more

According to the Cleveland Clinic, 35% of U.S. adults are vitamin D deficient. But 49% of men and 59% of women age 60 and older take a vitamin D supplement -- and more than 3% of U.S. adults take supplements containing 4,...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- This year's flu season started months early and in an unexpected part of the country, according to health officials.

The unusually early start to the season has prompted local health officials to urge ...Read more

In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult sons received an urgent email from the dementia care unit at Vista Grande Villa, a Michigan senior living community. They were told that their 85-year-old mother was a major ...Read more

Q: When my daughter was five we used to sit in church so she could see everything that was happening on the altar. One Sunday during the part of the Mass when the priest was reading the prayers from the Roman Missal and ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My fiance gets annoyed and calls it weird that I talk to my daughter every morning on my way to work and in the afternoon on my way home. She's a wife and young mother of two, ages 1 and 4. I'm proud of how well...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 79-year-old woman who's trying her best to stay strong physically with daily exercise, eating right, and successfully living independently after the death of my husband. Other than taking one 20-mg ...Read more

The average American says they'd like to live to be 91, according to a Pew Research Center survey. But when folks under age 65 were asked what they think life will be like in their 70s and beyond, 67% said they're worried ...Read more

For weeks, a Kenyan man infected with Ebola kept moving, undetected.

He traveled through several cities in Democratic Republic of Congo, made the roughly nine-hour road journey from Beni to Uganda’s capital of Kampala, ...Read more

Enrolling in Medicare Part D isn’t a “one-and-done” decision. Leaving your plan on autopilot during open enrollment (Oct. 15-Dec. 7) could cost you hundreds in unexpected premiums and out-of-pocket fees. A different ...Read more

Q: What is kimchi and are there health benefits associated with it? Should I add it to my diet?

A: For those who are unfamiliar, kimchi is a spicy and tangy pickled vegetable dish. Kimchi hails from Korea, and it consists...Read more

The widespread legalization of cannabis in the United States has spurred greater use of marijuana and its active components, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). How do these psychoactive substances affect the...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 39-year-old brother was just diagnosed with stomach cancer. The diagnosis was especially shocking because of his age. Is this becoming more common? Does age affect the approaches to treatment?

ANSWER:...Read more

According to the World Health Organization, vaccines prevent 3.5 million to 5 million deaths worldwide each year. In the U.S., however, routine vaccination rates among children are dropping, while vaccine exemptions have...Read more