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Environmental Nutrition: Fabulous farro
Farro is an ancient grain that’s been cultivated for thousands of years. Delicious and nutritious (rich in protein, fiber, and nutrients like iron and magnesium), farro is enjoying a resurgence among gourmets and the ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Beyond coughing: Wildfire smoke’s health risks
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We’re living in an area that’s seeing increasing episodes of wildfire smoke. I’m concerned about how it could be affecting our health. Should we be concerned?
ANSWER: As wildfires become ...Read more
Happiness, Where Are You?
If you're bummed about missing International Day of Happiness (March 20), that sadness might be mitigated by where you live. The personal finance company WalletHub has issued its 2026 report on the "Happiest Cities in ...Read more
'Warehoused without any protection’: Florida traps seniors in elder care homes
MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay — until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.
His dread turned to ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Q&A: When should I see a neurosurgeon about my back pain?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was experiencing severe back pain last year and decided to see a neurosurgeon for treatment. Now he is experiencing little to no discomfort. When I think about seeing a neurosurgeon, I picture ...Read more
'Warehoused without any protection': Florida traps seniors in elder care homes
MIAMI — Martin Hochheiser was overjoyed when nurses told him he was going home to his North Miami Beach condo after a brief hospital stay — until the medical van began veering west toward Hialeah.
His dread turned to ...Read more
A Good Friend Told Me I'm A Fraud
DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend recently accused me of lying about my education, and I'm still stunned by it. I completed my undergraduate studies in the U.S., earning a BA, and later earned a master's degree from a French ...Read more
Woman's HPV Test Comes Out Positive For Three Risk Types
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 35-year-old female. My doctor did a Pap smear and a human papilloma virus (HPV) test that was positive for one of the "risk types" (16, 18 and 45 according to my chart) -- but not one of the really ...Read more
Got prediabetes? Tango with a mango and sing fado with avocado
Prediabetes isn't "before" anything when it comes to putting your heart health at risk. A study in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology of more than 1.3 million folks found that having prediabetes increases the ...Read more
Why would God create such creatures that produced a son like Cain, who killed his own brother?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: If the first people – Adam and Eve – were created perfect, why did they bring to this world what is called “the great fall”? They had to be untamed to end up sowing ...Read more
Legislature, Gov. Healey approve $300M supplemental budget to cover soaring health care costs
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Legislature have passed and signed another supplemental budget, this time appropriating $300 million to fund health insurance for public employees as health care costs ...Read more
Deadly diseases in Minnesota newborns to be targeted in new whole-genome study
MINNEAPOLIS – A federally funded study aims to determine if whole-genome sequencing at birth can reduce childhood diseases and deaths while satisfying growing concerns over genetic privacy and public health research.
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Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection
A California company has recalled more than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops because it had not properly tested – and thus could not prove – whether the products were sterile.
These products are ...Read more
This medical student has a 95% chance of developing a fatal neurodegenerative disease. She wants to find a cure before that happens
PHILADELPHIA -- Yentli Soto Albrecht is at risk of developing the same condition that claimed her father’s life two years ago.
The University of Pennsylvania medical student inherited a genetic mutation that causes ...Read more
Health insurers pare back some prior-approval requirements
U.S. health insurers have made it easier for doctors to get approval before providing certain types of treatment, industry groups said, calling it a sign of progress toward alleviating burdensome delays for patients.
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Insurers could pay $100 million settlement to Baltimore Catholic abuse survivors
BALTIMORE — A potential $100 million insurance payout will go to local survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, marking what survivors’ attorney Jonathan Schochor called “a very significant step forward” ...Read more
State-run insurance plans for foster kids leave some of them without doctors
Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late last year.
Ollie’...Read more
Navigator cuts leave Americans with less help to find Obamacare plans
CINCINNATI — For four years, Kimberly Dudley has worked on the front line of the Affordable Care Act as a navigator, helping Ohioans solve the puzzle of buying private insurance on the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace....Read more
A stroke of bad luck
If you are one of the more than 45 million Americans who have used marijuana, cocaine or amphetamines in the past month, I'm afraid the party's over -- or should be. A study in the International Journal of Stroke looked at...Read more
Family Members Attack Their Own With Sharp Barbs
DEAR ABBY: I spent the morning at a close friend's home. She is in her early 80s and starting to show some mental decline and memory problems. Her children are in their 30s and still live at home. Her husband is also in ...Read more
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