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The sayings about the joys of being grandparents are endless. One great example: "If children are the rainbow of life, then grandchildren are the pot of gold."

Well, here's another remarkable reward of being a grandparent. It helps protect your brain power, according to a study published in Psychology and Aging. Researchers looked at data on ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have such a minor question that I do not think you would want to publish it, but I've been curious for about 20 years. I am a healthy 77-year-old male without health issues. When I feel the urge to have a bowel movement, my butt sweats profusely. After the bowel movement, there's no more sweat.

A decade ago, I asked my primary...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C.— South Carolina is at the epicenter of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than a quarter-century.

As of Friday, 950 people across six counties — most of them unvaccinated children — had been infected with the highly contagious virus since October, and hundreds more have had to quarantine due to exposure.

No ...Read more

If you're feeling fuzzy-brained, it may be from stress, an inflammatory diet, lack of physical activity (gotta get your blood and oxygen flowing smoothly to your brain) or chronic insomnia. Many lifestyle habits elevate blood pressure, impair brain cell and neuron activity and interfere with executive function and memory.

That's why you want to...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a diabetic nonhealing ulcer on my right heel. I was told that the blood circulation in my foot is not very good, which is why the ulcer is not healing.

Five years ago, I had a nonhealing ulcer in my left heel. It got infected, and the infection went into my heel bone. After several months, I agreed to an amputation. But...Read more

An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing the disease back into the limelight.

The Conversation U.S. asked gastrointestinal oncologist Christopher ...Read more

The stability of the U.S. vaccine market rests on an obscure $4 billion fund known as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., long a critic of the fund, now appears intent on dismantling it.

Vaccine production can be a fickle business. Unlike other pharmaceutical products, ...Read more

Junk food like sodas, potato chips, packaged snacks and processed meats has long been linked to higher risks of diabetes and hypertension.

Now, an increasing body of research is also tying ultra-processed foods to cardiovascular disease.

The latest is a study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University, which found those who consumed more ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: Over a 30-day period, my 84-year-old husband went from being mentally sharp, to going into a fog, to not being able to recognize simple objects or name the president. He was admitted to the hospital as a possible stroke victim.

His CT, EEG and MRI were negative. He had been taking gabapentin for four years with a current ...Read more

Finding it hard to stick with your New Year's plan for a healthier future? Well, here's some good news. Starting slow and small -- just a few steps (literally and figuratively) at a time -- can make a measurable difference in your healthy longevity.

Research in The Lancet's eClinical Medicine compared the health outcomes for folks who slept ...Read more

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration order slashing $600 million in federal grant funding for HIV programs in California and three other states, finding merit in the states’ argument that the move was politically motivated by disagreements over unrelated state sanctuary policies.

U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, an Obama...Read more