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Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid.

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” has been widely characterized by the media as the Catholic Church’s landmark alarm bell about the perils of artificial intelligence. But it would be a mistake...Read more

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C.

Posters throughout the facility inform patients that ...Read more

Around the end of last year, Ronmel Rangel, 63, began to feel a familiar discomfort in his lower abdomen. Twenty-five years earlier, while living in his native Venezuela, he had undergone surgery to repair a hernia on the ...Read more

Q: To what extent did Greek culture influence the development of Jewish and Christian thought? – (From A in Raleigh, NC)

A: Great question, dear A. It is almost impossible to overstate the role of Greek ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, my cousin "Roy" introduced me to his friends, who, once a month, have a party at the home of one of the couples. We would eat and then play a form of dominoes. It was raucous and fun. The second ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mom has Capgras syndrome and firmly believes that her husband (my dad) is dead. She thinks that there's someone whom I snuck in and built a lie around, and she tells everyone that this man is the same ...Read more

Two-thirds of all U.S. adults consume more saturated fats than their body can handle -- mostly from red meat, processed meats, full-fat dairy, and cheeses. That reduces the body's ability to remove lousy LDL cholesterol ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I read a digital article about the “i-Culture,” saying that tech devices and social media are sometimes framed as modern temptations, pushing digital noise resulting in ...Read more

DETROIT — Cyclosporiasis cases continue to rise in Michigan, with cases now up to 12,218 as of Wednesday, an 8.8% increase over Monday's case count.

The new cases come as the outbreak of the parasitic illness that ...Read more

Philadelphians who live near industrial land and major roads – those who live in the Port Richmond and Bridesburg neighborhoods along I-95, or the Delaware River port-industrial corridor, for example – face worse ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have two sons, ages 5 and 11. My eldest is always excited to start school and have new adventures. My younger son will begin kindergarten this year. Although he went to child care part-time, my younger ...Read more

Q: What is umami?

A: Umami is the fifth flavor (in addition to sweet, salty, sour and bitter), discovered in Japan over 100 years ago. The term, umami, meaning “delicious,” encompasses a flavor profile of savory, ...Read more

Q: My mother suffers from MS and now needs daily help. I’m starting to look into programs that will pay me to be a caregiver. Am I allowed to keep my regular job or will I be forced to quit? I’m a freelance consultant ...Read more

After a year of using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight, Abby was ecstatic to have shed more than 100 pounds. But she grew uneasy as she approached her target, wondering what happens when you stop a GLP-1 drug and how she ...Read more

Some places are more stressful than others, like your in-laws' house or the dentist's office. Also cities. The personal finance company WalletHub surveyed 182 U.S. cities to determine which were most or least stressful, ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father frequently experiences heartburn, but sometimes I worry that what feels like heartburn to him could be a heart attack. How can you tell the difference, and when should someone seek emergency ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: There are two significant secrets in my family, and as I'm a member of the oldest generation and likely in my last decade, I wonder if they should see the light of day.

The first involves my cousin. He's a year...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I understand a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease is in the works, but I wonder when it'll be available. We've had multiple tick bites in our family, with some that resulted in Lyme disease. While I ...Read more

Personal trainers can cost $25 to $100-plus an hour, according to the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). That cost can make it difficult for you to access the benefits that come from a commitment to guided, ...Read more