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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married less than a year, and I'm pregnant with my first child. Our baby was planned, and we were thrilled.

Something changed with my husband once I hit the second trimester. If I ...Read more

Q: This year, my father's dementia reached the point where we had to place him in a local care facility. This will be the first Christmas when Grandpa isn't part of our family celebration. I'm concerned about how to handle...Read more

WILSON TOWNSHIP, Minn. – The last time the Catholic church here faced an existential threat was on New Year’s Eve 1935, when the church was set ablaze. Not even a trace of its sacred vessels was found in the debris.

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A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a hospital “wish ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I recently ended an 18-year marriage that should have ended many years earlier. While I was deciding to leave, I met the most wonderful man, "Winston." He treats me like a queen -- the polar opposite of my ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My mother is legalistic and won’t allow me to watch certain shows because of the language. I hear bad language in school all the time but she doesn’t allow me to quit ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court voted Friday to hear a potentially far-reaching claim of religious freedom and decide whether church-sponsored charities, programs and businesses may refuse to pay state unemployment taxes ...Read more

Aaron Siri, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s personal attorney, has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of the hepatitis B and polio vaccines, and block the distribution of 13 others.

Siri has ...Read more

The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired.

It is convoluted, fragmented, complex and confusing. Experts have also raised concerns about quality, and disparities are rampant. And, of course, it is ...Read more

On a sunny November afternoon, Gerard Robinson set out from his Johnson Ferry Road apartment and walked his terrier. The simple act was a revolution for him.

Robinson’s walk would have been unthinkable just last year, ...Read more

“Can you get these year-round?” my husband asked over breakfast. He was referring to the fresh cranberries I used for my cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. We have happily discovered the leftovers make a yummy topping to...Read more

You can't literally gift-wrap health, much less stuff it in a stocking.

But a gift that helps someone eat, sleep or exercise better can send a powerful message, said Dr. Laurence Sperling, the Katz Professor in Preventive...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard there might be a link between hearing loss and brain health. Can you explain how it could affect my cognitive function and what I can do to reduce the risks?

ANSWER: Humans by nature are ...Read more

Middle-aged adults with long-term fluctuations in blood pressure may face a higher risk for sudden cardiac death than their peers with more consistent blood pressure readings, a large new study suggests.

The findings, ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband is miserable. Five years ago, he was fired from his job of more than 25 years, and the small issues he had with depression, alcohol and smoking have multiplied exponentially. He sleeps until 10 or 11 ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic doctor who specializes ...Read more

Kids are sweet -- but it should never be from the amount of added sugars they're exposed to and consume! In utero, the average fetus gets a good dose of added sugars; data shows pregnant women consume about 3 ounces daily....Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am part of a televised Bible study and there are many things I question. Since I’m not a Bible scholar, I often defer to the one “teaching” the Bible. But often the ...Read more