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BBarely a month after gaining access to Affordable Care Act coverage for the first time, millions of Dreamers across 19 states were barred from getting health insurance.

A North Dakota federal judge’s ruling prevents ...Read more

The holidays are the season for gathering, giving, sharing meals, and, yes, shopping. Lots of shopping to make it all happen. This year, as you plan menus, decorations, and gifts, consider shopping locally and supporting ...Read more

The new year is a great time for a health reset. But when we set the bar too high, we inevitably blow it, blame ourselves, and go back to the status quo," says nutrition therapist Dana Sturtevant, RD, a co-owner of Be ...Read more

It’s undeniable: modern medicine offers ever-expanding ways to heal and prevent disease. But it’s also true that health care can cause harm. One analysis found that about 6% of health care encounters caused preventable...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 40-year-old overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year ago. I have become more mindful about the food our family eats, limiting sugar and incorporating more fruits and ...Read more

More than 600,000 Americans suffer their first stroke each year, but up to 80% of those strokes may be preventable through treating hypertension, elevated cholesterol, high blood sugar and obesity.

The American Stroke ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- While millions of baby boomers are retrofitting their houses with bathtub grab bars and wheelchair ramps in an effort to age in place, one Minnesota couple is doing away with that conventional concept ...Read more

If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic fever. And for good reason. In that era, the disease seemed to become a thing of the past.

But ...Read more

ATLANTA -- Dorothy and George Williams lived through three Atlanta winters in a house with no heat, electricity, running water or even interior walls. Last year, the cold was so bitter that 73-year-old Dorothy was rushed ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — About 30 friends crowded around four tables this fall at Gus and George’s Spaghetti and Steak House in Virginia Beach chatting about when gas tanks could be filled for less than a dollar. As they waited ...Read more

It took only two months, some lifestyle changes and clever supplement use for six women to turn back their biological clocks an average of 4.6 years.

Published in the journal Aging, the study’s half-dozen participants ...Read more

Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, recharge wheelchairs, turn on air ...Read more

Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her ...Read more

You might notice an uptick in your drinking habits, now that the holiday season is in gear. The gatherings and celebrations that are filling your schedule often include alcohol as a part of the festivities.

For those who ...Read more

Liver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in the U.S. this year, and about 29,000 will die from the disease, ...Read more

MIAMI — More than seven months after Manatee County launched a pilot program for a drone that can quickly respond to medical emergencies, 911 dispatchers have yet to use it.

The program, which is a partnership between ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I had my son, I tend to worry whenever he gets ill, so I try to educate myself on different viruses and autoimmune disorders. I recently came across encephalitis. What is it? What are some of ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I was with my ex-fiance for 13 years. Not long after he broke up with me, I found myself going to meet him at a hotel. We have been seeing each other regularly, once a week at least. We go out and enjoy our time...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: It seems that many of the medications I see advertised on television carry a warning about "thoughts of suicide." Can you explain why so many diverse drugs share this same side effect? -- W.S.

ANSWER: ...Read more