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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was my mom’s caregiver as she navigated cancer treatment. Traveling from one appointment to another, we both wondered if some of the care could have been done at home. Is that being considered?

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Dollar stores aren't classified as traditional grocery stores and so aren't usually included in studies comparing access to healthy foods with customers' health. But they do sell food, mostly stuff with long shelf lives....Read more

It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in May for osteomyelitis — a bone infection — then spent six weeks in a rehabilitation facility. “It was a struggle,” she said. “I didn’t bounce...Read more

As the fall and winter months approach, Mayo Clinic is dedicated to providing the latest health guidance for its patients and staff, ensuring everyone has the information needed to make informed decisions about their well-...Read more

EDWARDS, Miss. — Every now and then a freight train rumbles through, creaking and groaning on the rusted tracks that run along the edge of the largely deserted downtown. On some days, that train is just about the only ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Intismeran Autogene, a vaccine that treats melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer, has made headlines worldwide. Recently reported results indicate that the personalized medication, taken in combination with ...Read more

Every state is receiving opioid settlement payouts from companies accused of flooding the nation with prescription painkillers and fueling overdose deaths. But only one state is directing 20% of those payouts to sheriffs �...Read more

Raise your hand if you have affordable, accessible healthcare. Anyone? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

With independent studies showing that close to half of all Americans struggle to afford healthcare, I expect I got the ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm a college junior in need of advice. I share an apartment with two other female students, "Wendy" and "Lauren," who roomed together before I met them. Wendy is sweet and easygoing, but she grew up in a rural ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: Do you know anything about aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma? My 39-year-old nephew was just diagnosed, and his parents are searching for answers. He's getting scans to determine whether they ...Read more

You can get whiplash from contradictory dietary recommendations. Lately, it's protein pushers and protein restrictors who are clashing.

Headline 1: Study links protein to healthier aging. A new study suggests that eating ...Read more

Four new COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for distribution in the U.S. for 2026-27, the federal Food and Drug Administration just announced.

On Aug. 27, the FDA issued letters to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A central North Carolina teenager who contracted a brain-eating amoeba has died.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the teenager passed away on Monday and ...Read more

As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I’m often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any mental health treatment before the COVID-19 ...Read more

In the summer of 2024, Emilie and Justin Solomon found themselves on a top-secret mission in Greece.

Their family and friends thought the adventure-loving couple was on another jet-setting vacation, but they were keeping ...Read more

MILLVILLE, Pa. — In an open field, arrows whizzed through the humid June air and struck their targets. Campers and counselors cheered.

It was archery hour at Camp Cranium. Operations director Drew Meyer watched, a few ...Read more

Mind and body are intertwined when it comes to health, longevity, and happiness. That, say Harvard researchers who are conducting the longest-running study on happiness, is why greater happiness is associated with ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My father passed away three months ago, leaving my mom alone for the first time in her life. She lives nearby, so my wife and I have been doing what we can. We have her over several times a week, and we visit ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm writing regarding the recent column that mentioned frequent nighttime urination. I had a similar problem and awakened several times to urinate each night. About a year ago, I started using a CPAP for ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania last week were omitted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest measles outbreak update, continuing an increasingly political clash over ...Read more