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ROME — Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to Grant Park next year and delivered him a key to the city during their much-awaited meeting Thursday afternoon in Vatican City, where the son of a pastor and chief ...Read more

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is in talks with the U.S. on Ebola-related health cooperation after media reports that the Trump administration is planning to send Americans exposed to the virus to a quarantine facility in the ...Read more

For the third year in a row, Washington insurance companies requested a double-digit rate increase for their individual health plans, reviving worries that the cost of coverage is becoming untenable.

Health insurers are ...Read more

Imagine you have heartburn. For years you’ve managed with antacids, but one day you’re struggling to swallow steak without vomiting. Your gastroenterologist finds a large hiatal hernia, an enlarged opening of the ...Read more

Kenya is in talks with the U.S. on Ebola-related health cooperation after media reports that the Trump administration is planning to send Americans exposed to the virus to a quarantine facility in the East African nation ...Read more

SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of this Idaho Panhandle town greets visitors with an abridged Bible verse painted on the wall of its waiting area: "Come to me & I will give you rest....Read more

In response to abrupt and politicized changes to federal vaccine policy, concerned Coloradans have taken several steps to shore up support for vaccine science.

A bill passed by the state legislature in March then signed ...Read more

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother's death, Debra Pierce still wonders whether the 50-year-old would have survived his heart attack if her local hospital hadn't closed.

"The sad thing is we'll never know if...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A sweeping new review of prenatal antidepressant use underscores a finding that has surfaced repeatedly throughout the last decade: While parental depression is strongly linked to child neurodevelopmental ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Many in my social circle are now at the age when we're more likely to have a stroke. What symptoms should we watch for? And what happens if someone has a stroke?

ANSWER: If you're 55 or older, ...Read more

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

The ministry Voice for the ...Read more

The chemicals connected to dry cleaning and certain degreasers can triple an individual’s risk of liver disease, research funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found.

Polychloroethylene, or ...Read more

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, I follow your column, so I know you have eclectic interests. Do you have favorite films about spiritual issues? Odd question, but here is why I am asking: I work at PlazaMac, a nonprofit art ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 70 years old, and my whole family is prone to edema, varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis due to venous insufficiency. I've been wearing support pantyhose for 45 years whenever I get dressed, and I...Read more

A new Practice Safe Sun Survey from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) shows that a majority of folks think tanning is safe if you don't burn and many believe it can even reduce your cancer risk. But the truth is ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why is Israel so dominant in the Old Testament? Much of it is hard to understand, but in light of what is going on in that part of the world, it has piqued my interest in ...Read more

Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as authorities step up efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola into the country.

The decision, announced by the National Task Force on Ebola Response, follows ...Read more

You know the feeling – the itchy eye that is just begging to be scratched.

Before you start rubbing your eyes, you may want to think twice about the potential consequences.

While eye rubbing may seem ...Read more

New diets seem to pop up every week, often promising fast weight loss, better health or “detox” benefits. While some eating plans are helpful,manyarefaddietsthataren’tsustainable—or healthy.

One major red flag is ...Read more