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Pope Leo XIV will not present an inaugural Villanova University sustainability medal in his name, as he is slated to undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a small growth discovered in his lung.

The 71 year-old ...Read more

CHICAGO -- The handwriting is messy, the spelling faulty. Some cried as they wrote. Others were so excited that they struggled with what to say. Some did not know how to write at all, and, in those letters, only a few ...Read more

Mr. V felt tightness across his chest. His deepest breaths felt shallow. He sought help at an emergency department, where a resident physician found several worrying signs, including swelling of his hands and legs as ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a friend who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but she didn't have any obvious symptoms. What are some signs or symptoms women should pay attention to and get checked out?

ANSWER: Unfortunately, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Every Tuesday, Naman Shah sees tuberculosis patients at a small public clinic in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Shah, a physician and epidemiologist at the Los Angeles County Department of Public ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Christina Starks-Clay doesn’t know how “Medicare for All” would work exactly, but she’s willing to bet it’d be better than what she has now.

Standing in line for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El...Read more

Short stature means a child is much shorter than most children the same age and sex. While sometimes short stature is typical in some children, it can be associated with an underlying medical condition. October is Dwarfism...Read more

Americans spend an average of 5 hours and 16 minutes a day on their phones. (Gen Z spends 6 hours and 27 minutes and baby boomers spend 4 hours and 19 minutes.) But at the same time, more than half of Americans want to cut...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found a political sign in our front yard. It seems a candidate asked my husband for a pledge of support, and he agreed to place the sign in our front yard ...Read more

DEAR DR ROACH: I have uncomfortable bladder stones, and I'm on a low-oxalate diet to help prevent more stones. I also have osteoporosis, and my blood work shows high calcium. My doctor suggests Prolia, which I question ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am attending a secular university and have roommates that insist purity is out of fashion. They say that purity is racist because it is compared to the color white. That has...Read more

Two adults from central North Carolina have died after contracting West Nile virus, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

The department announced the deaths on social media Friday. The deaths ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery in the coming days so doctors can remove a small growth discovered in his lung. The procedure marks his first major medical issue since becoming the first U.S.-born pontiff last ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My mom and my wonderful canine companion passed away within six months. My husband has battled addiction for years. I discovered the extent of it after I had two small children and was ending our marriage. He ...Read more

Q: We have two sons ages 7 and 5. They're generally sweet kids, but they're constantly fighting over toys, which movie to watch, and so on. How can we diffuse this incessant bickering?

Jim: I think every parent with more ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I am a man in his 60s who lost his wife two years ago to a heart attack. I have fallen in love with my cousin, who is also in her 60s, divorced and a lawyer. Is it reasonable for me to ask her to go with me on ...Read more

Six unvaccinated people have confirmed measles infections in a cluster of cases in southeastern Minnesota.

Fillmore County Public Health announced the total late this week, calling the cases “connected” and warning �...Read more

A cadre of elite techies, financiers, and high-level Trump administration officials have spent a year quietly charting an extraordinary and rapid campaign to persuade Americans to use apps and other artificial intelligence...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. -- After days of rain across the Tampa Bay area, local officials are ramping up efforts against an unprecedented rise in cases of dengue fever this year.

As of Oct. 1, Hillsborough has seen 223 confirmed ...Read more