How narcissistic to believe you're living in the end times. The thought might cross your mind — I'm guilty of it, sure — but it can be chased off by imagining how it felt to witness the Dust Bowl or the French Revolution or the fall of Tenochtitlan. "The Life of Chuck," a sentimental jigsaw puzzle by Mike Flanagan ("Doctor Sleep") from a 50-...Read more

Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns, Ballad Health — the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly — will now be held to a lower standard by the Tennessee government, and state data that holds the monopoly accountable will be kept from the public for two years.

Ballad is the only option for hospital ...Read more

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too hot.

Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, paused at the edge with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. ...Read more

The Republican budget bill the U.S. House approved last month includes a surprise for the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid: penalties for providing health care to some immigrants who are here legally.

Along with punishing the 14 states that use their own funds to cover immigrants who are here illegally, analysts say last-minute changes to ...Read more

President Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, N.J. was hit with a remarkable 18 health code violations, nine of them considered “critical,” according to a recent report by the Somerset County Department of Health.

The health department’s grade of 32 out of 100 points made Trump National Golf Course the most poorly rated ...Read more

DENVER — A Denver resident is the seventh Coloradan to get measles from a passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight last month — and they may have passed the highly contagious virus on to people at three stores along the Front Range.

The new patient is among four people who flew on Turkish Airlines flight 201, which landed at Denver ...Read more

The health premium tax credit (PTC) is almost 13 years old. Thanks to Obamacare, eligible individuals who otherwise can’t get affordable coverage through their employers can purchase coverage from the marketplace and qualify for the PTC to reduce their monthly premiums. People who can get affordable health coverage through their employers don�...Read more

Rich in vitamins, fiber, and health-protective compounds, kohlrabi is a worthy addition to your vegetable lineup.

The folklore

Originally from northern Europe, kohlrabi — a unique bulb with leafy stems growing out the sides — was unknown in the U.S. until the early 1800s, though it was a popular vegetable in ancient Rome and remains so in ...Read more

While sourdough might seem like just another type of bread you can make or buy, it actually used to be one of the only options. Until the development of commercial yeasts in the 1800s, sourdough, made with naturally occurring yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, was the main type of leavened bread consumed worldwide.

Sourdough undergoes natural ...Read more

Roughly one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives, but these cancers usually aren’t life-threatening. Most newly diagnosed men have Grade Group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer, which can linger for years without causing significant harm.

Prostate cancer is categorized according to how far it has spread and how...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with cancer. Are there specific foods I should be eating or avoiding?

ANSWER: It’s not about any one food, and it’s not about one diet; it’s about a dietary pattern. The dietary pattern that organizations such as the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society recommend...Read more

CHICAGO — A new report on hemp-derived THC highlights growing concerns over its safety, legality and impact on health — even as Illinois lawmakers have failed again to keep the products away from children.

The report by the University of Illinois System Institute of Government and Public Affairs notes that the lack of regulation of hemp ...Read more

“The Life of Chuck” is a trick. It’s a trick you’ll be delighted by, but a trick nevertheless, conjured by author Stephen King, on the page, and filmmaker Mike Flanagan, on screen. Of course, if you’ve read the source material, a novella published in 2020 as part of the collection “If It Bleeds,” you’ll know what’s afoot, as ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. -- When he was about 14, Pete Proimos learned a soul-crushing statistic about the cystic fibrosis he’d endured since birth: Patients back then didn’t live much past high school.

“Should I go to college?” he asked his parents.

“Go be as normal as possible,” they replied, “for as long as possible.”

More than two ...Read more

You’re pregnant, healthy and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a scientist or doctor, says you don’t need the COVID vaccine, but experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Protection still put you in a high-risk group of people who ought to receive boosters. The science is on ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado has now confirmed 10 measles cases this year, after three more people got sick in the outbreak tied to Denver International Airport.

Two of the new cases were unvaccinated adults living in El Paso County who passed through the airport at about the same time on May 14. The third was a vaccinated Arapahoe County resident who ...Read more

ATLANTA — People eating ultraprocessed foods might be snacking their way to an earlier death. That’s according to the latest research on some of America’s favorite foods.

From white bread to soda, the hallmark features of ultraprocessed foods include added sugar, salt, hydrogenated fats, artificial colors, preservatives and starches. ...Read more

Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential impact on kids, particularly those in their early teens. Now researchers are asking how the curated content that kids see online makes them feel about themselves.

Newer studies show that picture-perfect selfies and videos ...Read more