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Children with more exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAs, had lower forearm density by age 12 and could face greater fracture risk, researchers found, with girls apparently more vulnerable than boys.

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PHILADELPHIA -- In late April, Joshua Good got a call from a parent at Ephrata Mennonite School: Two of their children had been diagnosed with measles.

Good, who heads the private religious school in Lancaster County, ...Read more

The looming impact of federal Medicaid cuts has reignited a long-simmering, costly battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker unions.

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, with ...Read more

Having healthy meals at school, during breaks and at childcare/after-school programs sets kids up for success so they can learn, grow and stay active. Healthy meals are an important tool to help children learn, just as ...Read more

Having a baby in the United States is about to get more complicated.

Under new billing codes that take effect in January, doctors who manage maternity care will start charging à la carte for visits and services related ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My father passed away and left me a large sum of money. One of the first things I did was pay off my husband's debts totaling over $140,000. I also paid off my vehicle. I also paid $600,000 in cash for the home ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: About six years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I chose to have a high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), which ultimately wasn't successful. I was told that surgery after an HIFU was a high-...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I returned from a long trip hoping to find myself, but after all the excitement of travel, I’m still in a fog and wonder what I did wrong. I wasted my money and time to feel...Read more

When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about.

He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford ...Read more

Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping to persuade the legislature to pass a medical aid in dying bill, allowing terminally ...Read more

Q: I'm (clumsily) adjusting to being a now-single mom. I feel inadequate and I'm really worried about raising my 8-year-old son on my own. Do you have any advice?

Jim: Parenting solo is tough. Raising a boy can present ...Read more

Pedro Sánchez is having a come-to-Jesus moment.

After eight years in office, Sánchez attended his first Roman Catholic mass as prime minister on Wednesday when Pope Leo XIV blessed the Sagrada Familia cathedral in ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: At the company where I work, multiple departments share a workspace. While most of my colleagues are quiet and considerate, certain members of one department are very loud. They talk nonstop (nothing work-...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve had to take my children out of the public school because of the brutal behavior of some of the students. Teachers are not allowed to correct the troublemakers at all, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — At 80, Leni Siegel’s rich life is visible throughout the Berkeley, California, home she’s lived in for 20 years — in family photos, old theater programs from performances she attended and books ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif.— Older adults are losing billions of dollars to scammers as fraud schemes grow more sophisticated, more personal and harder to spot — leading to a fourfold increase in losses over four years, federal ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- As a general rule, Sam Marshall is not used to drawing a crowd.

At 70 years old, with glasses and a plop of silver hair, the Haverford, Pennsylvania, grandfather is a semiretired regulatory lawyer with a ...Read more

A reported possible case of hantavirus in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in California was determined to be a false positive after further laboratory testing, officials said Friday.

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Officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County, California.

The California Department of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has joined a chorus of California hospitals and health systems lobbying the state for a $500-million emergency payment to public hospitals bracing for ...Read more