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The God Squad: Should suicide ever be an option?
Q: We've met at Monsignor Hartman’s events and you're an inspirational man. Your commitment and love for faith is contagious. I'm in a health crisis. I have lymphoma that's spread to my chest. The effects of ...Read more
Shouldn’t the elder lead the younger instead of the other way around?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: I’m so concerned for my children who are caught up with their devices – social media and gaming. Sadly, it is an epidemic within their generation, and with it is coming ...Read more
CDC vaccine officials resign while childhood vaccination rates decline
Dr. Rana Alissa hears it daily in the clinic.
“It’s better for my kid to get the virus than get the vaccine.”
“The more you [doctors] vaccinate, the more money you get.”
“I did not vaccinate any of my kids, ...Read more
Legionnaires' outbreak that has killed 7 in NYC potentially traced to Harlem Hospital, sources say
NEW YORK — The current outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease — the second largest in New York City history — may have its origins in two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital, sources familiar with the matter ...Read more
Nutrition News: Healthy Eating and Food Costs
Most of us are painfully aware that food costs in the past year have risen. A survey by The Hartman Group found that 85% of consumers feel the pinch in their pocketbook. Over half of those people say rising prices have ...Read more
On Nutrition: Eat for the season
It’s corn season in our part of the country. Not just any corn. This is the sweet variety that many of the farmers in our area plant to share with family and friends. It’s this time of year when I find this cereal ...Read more
Researchers at Endeavor Health, Northwestern create AI tool to help identify dangerous respiratory syndrome
Researchers at Endeavor Health and Northwestern University have created an artificial intelligence-based tool to help doctors recognize an underdiagnosed, often fatal respiratory syndrome found in critically ill hospital ...Read more
Hospital receives 300 backpacks designed to help kids get leukemia treatment on the go
PHILADELPHIA -- With colorful heart, bow, and flower patterns, the backpacks designed by a Philadelphia cancer philanthropy look from the outside just like the dozens of others filling store shelves as a new school year ...Read more
Ask the Pediatrician: How annual checkups support your child's health
No matter what grade your child is entering this fall, there's probably a lot to do as school starts. Here's why a thorough health checkup and sports physical should be on your back-to-school checklist.
Seeing the doctor ...Read more
Commentary: Washington passes a bill and LA students lose mental health help they need
At 8:05 a.m. a student ran into my classroom with tears in their eyes. We talked together until the bell rang, after which they headed to their first-period class no longer wanting to go home and certainly more prepared to...Read more
Neighbor Is Suddenly A Fixture In Couple's Lives
DEAR ABBY: I have a female friend, "Kylene," who needs yard work done weekly. My fiance, "Josh," goes over there to do the work for her. He charges $60. During the last two weeks, she has been popping up at our home ...Read more
Neurosurgeon Refuses To Put In A Shunt For Person With NPH
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and had a spinal tap a few months ago. It helped my brain fog, but my neurosurgeon didn't want to put in a shunt. I am 96. Can repeated taps help me? -- M.G.
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Walking toward a longer life
You've heard (over and over) how important it is to walk every day ... but if you're getting older and contending with increasing weakness and tiredness and moving more slowly than before, the recommended target of 7,000 ...Read more
Why are people in general so discontent?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: When I watch riots and protest rallies on television and see the anger on the faces of the masses, it hits me so hard, and I feel hopeless for society. I try to protect my ...Read more
Kentucky Republican proposes studying psychedelic drug ibogaine to curb addiction
A Kentucky lawmaker wants to revisit a previously abandoned idea for the state to fund research of an illegal psychedelic drug for its potential to treat drug addiction.
Calling addiction a “scourge” in Kentucky, ...Read more
More nonsmokers are getting lung cancer. A Georgia oncologist explains why
ATLANTA — The demographics of lung cancer change every day. The disease, which directly affects the respiratory system, has long been associated with smokers — but that is rapidly changing.
“Before it was rare, but ...Read more
The FDA just overhauled its COVID vaccine guidance. Here's what it means for you
LOS ANGELES — New federal guidance surrounding COVID vaccine authorization could make it more difficult for many people to be inoculated against the circulating — and, now, seasonally spiking — coronavirus.
Under ...Read more
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades
LOS ANGELES -- By many measures, the coronavirus is a thing of the past.
Masks have been stored away. Social distancing is just a vague memory. Interest in vaccines is waning. COVID, for many, feels like an inevitable ...Read more
What is hydrogen sulfide? Toxic gas eyed in Colorado dairy deaths is infrequent but dangerous feature of agricultural work
DENVER -- The toxic gas eyed as a possible culprit in the deaths of six dairy workers in Weld County last week is an infrequent but potentially dangerous feature of this type of agricultural work, while experts say the ...Read more
Health Care Helpline: Try this when your doctor says 'yes' to a preventive test but insurance says 'no'
“My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. I reached out to ...Read more
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