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As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My parents were married for 50 years. My dad remarried a nice lady a year after Mom died. Within two months of meeting her, they were engaged.

Dad made more than a few missteps, including announcing the ...Read more

Q: I want to say that I'm feeling cynical about Christmas and all the feel-good messaging. Just look around us! This world is getting worse all the time. Wars between nations, racial issues, political differences, even ...Read more

ATLANTA — One of the biggest measles outbreaks of the past two decades is taking place less than 200 miles from Atlanta.

More than 130 people in South Carolina have contracted the infection in recent months — almost ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Over a roughly three-year period beginning in March 2020, 1,564 Alaskans died from COVID-19.

That's according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Health, which provides a detailed review of...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My sister recently became very ill and had to be hospitalized for four days. When I called and told our daughter, she was concerned and supportive. Then, I called our son, "Isaac," and left a message to please ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is Christian conviction personal desires or Biblical directives? – C.C.

A: If there were a return to Biblical conversion, faith, and conviction, it would have a great ...Read more

Proton beam radiation therapy performed 10% better at stopping cancer of the throat compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects.

“With this study, it is my personal belief ...Read more

Six days after a senior FDA official sent a sweeping internal email claiming that COVID vaccines had caused the deaths of “at least 10 children,” 12 former FDA commissioners released an extraordinary warning in the Dec...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As South Carolina faces climbing measles cases, a lawmaker wants to ban all vaccine mandates for children under two-years-old.

The bill is one of several proposed policies for 2026 that reflect the ...Read more

The holidays will be different this year. We’ll celebrate with one set of grandkids a week early, another on Christmas Day and other family members after the 25th.

Gifts will be also simpler this year as my shopping ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, "Dawn," for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continued being together.

I have two ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both surgeons recommend taking care of the condition at the earliest convenience.

The ...Read more

I attended the Global Wellness Summit in Dubai (my 13th consecutive, I think), which focused on transformative technologies that are making wellness for an extended lifetime more attainable. The use of stem cells, genome ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What is the Biblical meaning of the great delusion? – W.D.

A: The Bible plainly teaches that one of the characteristics of the end of this age is that people will develop a...Read more

For the better part of this year my brain rejected that my father could not get the care he needed at home.

He has advanced Parkinson’s, and it took a turn for the worse early this spring. My siblings and I were ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a move that could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois, the federal government is proposing rules that would strip Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide such ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With no hope of preventing Obamacare health insurance premium costs from soaring in two weeks, Democrats and a few Republicans turned to ways to stop the increases when Congress returns in January.

But ...Read more