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'Speed running' Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges 'hate crimes'
LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful cast of characters. But even by those standards, the ... Read More
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Maryland Supreme Court bars release of names in Baltimore Archdiocese abuse probe
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Monday that prosecutors may not publicly identify more than a dozen clergy and laypeople accused of concealing or failing to report child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese ...Read more
105-year-old Chicago woman finds herself on century-old Irish census: 'Those years went by so fast'
CHICAGO — One hundred years ago, a few thousand miles away across the Atlantic, a quiet moment in history rippled across northwestern Europe.
The day was April 18, 1926. Ireland was coming off centuries of British rule ...Read more
Stellantis employees raise health concerns after 5-day office return
Michigan health and safety regulators inspected Stellantis NV's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, earlier this year after getting a report that "dozens" of employees in the tower part of the building were suffering ...Read more
More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, caused 141,733 deaths in the United States in 2023 – the latest data that has been reported. That number reflects not just the effects of smoking, but a broader set of ...Read more
Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone can buy a user-friendly wearable device that provides minute-by-minute readouts on how their ...Read more
How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness
For the first time in almost 80 years, U.S. service members will no longer be mandated to receive the annual influenza vaccine.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the change on April 22, 2026. Citing ...Read more
Immigration debate, upfront costs are hurdles for hepatitis C bill
Despite bipartisan agreement on the need for testing and treatment for the life-threatening liver disease hepatitis C, potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans remain untreated or even unaware they’re infected as ...Read more
Deadly liver disease, rooted out elsewhere, retains grip on US
It was hailed as a “triumph of 21st century medicine” — a daily pill that cures a life-threatening liver disease in a matter of weeks with minimal side effects and a success rate of more than 95 percent.
But more...Read more
After long fight, Idaho Downwinders stricken by cancer can get compensation
BOISE, Idaho — Mary Alice Glen was 37 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. Years earlier, her mother died from ovarian cancer. One of her sisters had breast cancer. A brother had colorectal cancer...Read more
Montana moves ahead with doula pay but warns Medicaid cuts still may come
Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement that budget problems had prompted them to pause the effort to reimburse the birth workers.
But ...Read more
Confucius says ... eating with awareness will help you lose weight
Around 50% of you who go on a diet to lose weight regain whatever pounds you shed within two years. That may be from adopting an overly restrictive diet that you run from emotionally and physically when you stop following ...Read more
God's Calling, But Man Lets It Go To Voicemail
DEAR ABBY: I'm 43, and I have been married and divorced three times. I have three adult children and a 13-year-old. My last divorce was final a few weeks ago. I was sure she was The One. Now she now wants to give us nine ...Read more
Cholesterol Suddenly Raises, Possibly Due To Personal Variation
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 74-year-old male in good health. My lab work has been pretty consistent over several years. My cholesterol level is always below 200 mg/dL with a high HDL (80 mg/dL). All of these results over the ...Read more
Is it possible that a revival could turn us in direction toward God?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: As secular as our society has become, is it pos*sible that revival could break out and turn our country in a different direction – a direction toward God? I’m not sure ...Read more
Bipartisan bill would study maternal health-violence link
A bipartisan pair of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would support research into the link between intimate partner violence and maternal deaths and illness.
The legislation by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., ...Read more
What to know about Gov. Ron DeSantis' push this week to change Florida's vaccine mandates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The DeSantis administration’s highly publicized plan to eliminate Florida vaccine requirements has, so far, not materialized.
Even a watered-down proposal from lawmakers to make it easier for ...Read more
Ask the Pediatrician: High and low blood sugar in kids: Signs, causes and how to help
All of the cells in our body depend on sugar in our blood -- primarily glucose as the main source of energy. This sugar comes from the foods that we eat. Certain organs in our body also make and store sugar.
The body ...Read more
At this medical respite, homeless Philadelphians get desperately needed care
PHILADELPHIA -- After months of living on the streets, Alexis DiBella felt she had finally turned a corner at the end of last year.
The 31-year-old had just gotten a bed in a women’s shelter. Excited to “dig into life...Read more
The ever-expanding benefits of vaccines
It makes sense that getting kids vaccinated against rubella (German measles) does more than protect each individual child. After all, if a sick child infects a pregnant woman, she may miscarry or her baby may be born deaf,...Read more
Friend's Wife Told My Boyfriend To Keep Her Texts A Secret
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for a few months, and we're great together. We have a mutual friend who is married and, in the past, showed interest in my boyfriend. She has asked him not to show me the ...Read more
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