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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know that drinking too much alcohol can harm the liver, but I don’t really understand why. What have Mayo Clinic researchers learned about the link between alcohol and fatty liver disease?

ANSWER: A ...Read more

The number of Americans who are pursuing their lives childfree is growing. The reasons include greater reproductive autonomy, higher costs of living and shifting social norms. More people are prioritizing values like ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My older sister was recently diagnosed with thickened heart muscle, and her doctor recommended a procedure called a "septal myectomy." I’ve never heard of it before. What does this surgery do, and how ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Dirk," cheated on me more than 20 years ago. He has kept in touch with the woman since then. Sixteen months ago, she told him she was "in a bad place." He offered to let this (married) woman move in...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 82-year-old husband is unable to smell or taste. This has been the case since 2024, when he was hit by a car while out for a walk. He sustained a compression fracture to his spine. While he wasn't ...Read more

The two-dose shingles vaccine, Shingrix, slashes the risk of developing the painful skin/nerve disorder by 91% in folks age 50 and older -- and offers even more benefits. In high-risk older people, it lowers the risk of ...Read more

The Trump administration’s announced Tuesday it would remove roughly 760,000 enrollees from Affordable Care Act coverage. But the move is unlikely to affect many people — if any at all — in California.

Vice ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California's unprecedented humidity fueled by El Niño conditions is giving a boost to mosquitoes and helping spread West Nile virus, experts say.

West Nile virus cases in Los Angeles County are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House is working with Senate leadership to get health care fraud legislation over the finish line before the end of the congressional session, Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday during an ...Read more

An ironic development emerging alongside the “Make America Healthy Again” movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a wellness and performance-enhancing product. Across social media, podcasts, wellness communities ...Read more

Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer’s disease. That was the surprising result of a 2024 study examining the death certificates of nearly 9 million people...Read more

The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously thought, or that its risks outweigh its benefits in ...Read more

SEATTLE — Even as fewer Washington parents chose to have their kindergartners vaccinated last year, the overall percentage of K-12 students receiving required shots held steady.

According to recent data from the state ...Read more

I'm a great fan of coffee. That's because having three to five cups a day has been shown to reduce your risk of dementia by more than 40%. It also lowers your risk of heart failure, heart disease and stroke, according to ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My mom died of extreme old age recently. She was a sweet woman everyone loved. I sent invitations to her memorial, and I'm getting a lot of excuses for why my friends can't attend. I am upset.

In my circle of ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a scuba diver, and I recently purchased a dry suit that is expectedly tight on my neck. During my first dive with it, I pulled the hood down, and within a few minutes, I immediately felt nauseous ...Read more

Pennsylvania recorded nearly 100 new cases of measles in the last week, bringing the total case count for this year to 792, state officials said Monday.

The state’s measles outbreak is the largest in the country in 2026...Read more

CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two years ago and has since lost 80 pounds using a GLP-1 drug.

The Democrat, 61, described his weight-loss journey in an essay on ...Read more