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Frequent Mris And Cancer Surveillance Cause Patient Anxiety
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm writing to seek your perspective on a diagnosis that has caused me significant anxiety. A recent incidental finding on an MRI, followed by an endoscopic ultrasound, revealed a cluster of several small...Read more
Friends' Mental States Differ Wildly After Childbirth
DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I got pregnant, each with our first child, with our due dates a week apart. We felt blessed to be going through this amazing experience at the same time. Our babies are now 2 months old. I am ...Read more
Engaged Couple Wrestles With Financial Questions
Q: My fiance and I are excitedly looking forward to getting married. But we've run into some disagreements regarding money. Should we have joint or separate bank accounts after we're married?
Jim: This is a common ...Read more
Minneapolis diverted thousands of mental health calls from police. Its costs and oversight are under scrutiny.
MINNEAPOLIS — Alex Anderson and Meg Nohner were driving through the heart of Minneapolis on a recent weekday when they got a call from headquarters: A woman was talking to herself outside a business on Lake Street.
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Child's Baby Talk Grates On Woman's Nerves
DEAR ABBY: I've been seeing "Brad" for nine months. We both have children of our own. He has a daughter, and I have a son. The little girl is a few months older than my 7-year-old son. I can see myself having a family with...Read more
New Jersey Gov. Sherrill signs a law to protect reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare. Here's what to know
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill Thursday that offers greater protections for reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare — both for patients and for providers in the state — by making it a crime to ...Read more
A Minneapolis church asks judge to hold Homeland Security in contempt
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis church is asking a federal judge to hold the Department of Homeland Security Investigations in contempt after it discovered the agency had infiltrated it as part of an effort to investigate ...Read more
HHS seeks input on kids vaccination changes called for by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday outlined potential changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, suggesting kids shots should be spread farther apart in contrast to recommendations from ...Read more
16% of Pennsylvania teens have considered suicide – but everyday connection may help
What comes to mind when you think about preventing teen suicide? Crisis hotlines, maybe. Emergency interventions. Those matter – but prevention often starts earlier, in everyday relationships at home, school and in ...Read more
Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026
The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe...Read more
More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing
Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as Rocky sprinting up the museum steps: Before sunrise,...Read more
Protein at Every Meal
We hear a lot about the need for protein, but many of us may not realize the need for protein at every meal. We do a great job of getting protein at a dinner meal, but perhaps not such a good job at breakfast or with ...Read more
On Nutrition: Balancing nutrition with life
This past month has been a whirlwind. Last week we happily invested several days at our county fair to cheer on grandkids who exhibited their livestock. That event came a week after driving across four states to help our ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Q&A: When to worry about numbness and tingling
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet "fall asleep," and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention? ...Read more
Connecticut officials are reporting the spread of West Nile virus across state. Here's where it's been detected
HARTFORD, Conn. — A high amount of rainfall and humid conditions have created ideal conditions for mosquitoes in Connecticut as state officials say the West Nile virus has now been detected in 22 cities and towns and is ...Read more
Hospital prepayment requirements add new wrinkles to patients' financial responsibility
Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings.
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Friend Has Heavy Heart Over Woman's Weight Issues
DEAR ABBY: My friend of many years, whom I consider to truly be part of the family, has made food the only thing that makes her happy. Besides my husband, she's all I have left. She went to a doctor a couple years ago who ...Read more
Learn More About Legionnaires' Disease And How It's Spread
DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been hearing about Legionnaires' disease. What is it? How's it spread? Can it really be spread through windshield wipers? -- D.G.
ANSWER: Legionnaires' disease is a pneumonia caused by Legionella ...Read more
When you eat is as important as what you eat for brain health
Americans like to graze. While most folks spend around an hour a day on official "meals," they spend up to 90 minutes more snacking and drinking (sugary, yuck) beverages. And 5% told a USDA survey that they eat something ...Read more
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