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Q: I have a major dental procedure coming up. Do I need to stop taking any of my medications?

A: That’s an answer only your healthcare team can provide, and it depends on several factors, including the type of dental ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know that diabetes can take a real toll on your body, but I didn’t know that it includes your eyes. How are they affected by this disease?

ANSWER: While eye care and regular eye exams are important ...Read more

Dementia isn't a uniquely human trait. With age, dogs and cats can also experience cognitive dysfunction.

In dogs, it can happen as early as 8 years old, with roughly 10% of dogs affected at that age. The percentage ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida’s 5.3 million Medicare enrollees face a sweeping financial squeeze in 2027 as rising monthly premiums, higher prescription deductibles, and shrinking Medicare Advantage benefits hit ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: Last year, a lifelong friend of mine, "Lisa," succumbed to long-term cancer. I'm close to her only child, "Becky." About six months after Lisa's death, Becky's father, "Jack," informed her that he had a steady ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy, active 69-year-old female. I've had problems with constipation for several years,and it's recently worsened. When I had my first colonoscopy, the doctor at the time, who'd been doing ...Read more

Fatigue -- that feeling of mental or physical exhaustion that doesn't go away with sleep or rest -- is epidemic in the U.S., according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. A survey of 27, 000 folks ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Rev. George Clements helped propel the Black Catholic movement, created the “One Church, One Child” initiative urging adoption and, against church practice, adopted children himself.

Those headline-...Read more

Doctors diagnosed Pope Leo XIV with lung cancer and removed the lower lobe of his right lung during surgery, the Holy See said.

The operation at Rome’s Gemelli hospital followed the earlier discovery of a nodule on his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As swiftly as Barry Manilow returned to the stage following a health-related hiatus, he has stepped away.

On Friday, Manilow cut his concert short just two songs after it began. The 83-year-old crooner ...Read more

Brightly colored packaging, promises of better sexual performance and names like “Rhino,” “Anaconda” and “Magnum” make sexual enhancement products difficult to miss. They can be found online, in convenience ...Read more

“Do you smoke cigarettes?” I asked my patient succinctly in a recent clinic appointment.

He matter-of-factly responded, “Not anymore, I use Zyn pouches now.”

As with any patient, I gauged his ...Read more

What doctors can't see can make glioblastoma especially difficult to treat.

This aggressive brain cancer can extend beyond what's visible on a standard MRI, making it difficult to precisely target treatment. Just 5% to 7%...Read more

As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.”

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When Lori Baute first learned about precautionary full-body MRI scans, she dismissed the idea.

“ I heard Kim Kardashian got one, and some other wealthy people,” Baute said. But at 59, she was worried about her long-...Read more

Ten million Americans have osteoporosis (brittle bone disease) and another 44 million have low bone density, aka osteopenia, putting them at risk for life-altering bone fractures to their hips, spine and more. In fact, 50%...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm 34 years old and have been diagnosed with schizoaffective bipolar disorder. I have been in treatment for years with a psychiatrist and a therapist, and I take my medication daily as instructed. I do not ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you give me information about laryngopharyngeal reflux? I develop a croaky voice at times and have lots of mucus in the morning (which doesn't get coughed up), among other things. Is diet alone enough...Read more

A new California law will bar hospitals and doctors’ offices from using artificial intelligence to independently perform medical tasks that require a professional license, such as prescribing medications or ordering ...Read more