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DETROIT — The wildfire smoke that has blanketed the state this month could take a toll on the health of Michiganians long after clearing.

The particles that form plumes of wildfire smoke are small (the average human ...Read more

Venus Williams returned to the professional tennis circuit in July with a win in the first round of the DC Open. (She lost in a late round.) In an interview on the court following the match, the 45-year-old made a somewhat...Read more

Now that the Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has become law, new bureaucratic hurdles have emerged for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage. A provision in the new law dictates that, in ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have been a registered nurse for 11 years. I am experienced in hospital floor nursing and clinic nursing, and I have always been well regarded in my field. I have never had a problem forming positive ...Read more

Q: We're perplexed by our 5-year-old son's behavior. Recently he's taken to shouting when he gets angry and using words that seem beyond his usual vocabulary; not swearing, just different. We're not sure where he's getting...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I'm an older gay male with many gay friends, but I have never come out to family, although I'm confident most of them know or suspect my sexual orientation.

I invited my cousin and her husband to a small get-...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Does the Bible really teach that all believers are actually itinerant evangelists? – I.E.

A: Itinerant evangelists are the most important ambassadors and messengers on ...Read more

Another major computer breach involving UnitedHealth Group has prompted two U.S. senators this week to query the health care giant about the adequacy of its cyber defenses.

Episource, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, had its ...Read more

NEW YORK — NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called on Albany to do more to help those suffering from mental illness, who, she said, are the ones causing the random, violent attacks that plague the city — because “it ...Read more

SEATTLE — A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

The woman was diagnosed with malaria Saturday and is...Read more

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule ...Read more

My zealous quest to clip dead stems in my flower garden resulted in a nasty nip on a finger -- right through my gloves. When I realized I wasn’t going to die, I relaxed enough to appreciate how my body takes care of me. ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are blessed with a 6-month-old son, "Tyler." I'm now back at work three days a week. My mother and my mother-in-law offered to watch him one day a week, which we were grateful for. (I found a ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a layman, but I disagree with your recent advice about the MMR vaccination specifically for a person without rubella antibodies. I am 73 years old. When I was 18, I caught rubella. Unfortunately I was ...Read more

You or your teenage kids may be into heavy metal, like Black Sabbath, Metallica and Iron Maiden, but no one should be into inhaling heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, for example). Unfortunately, a study ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is it true that Christians are given special traits in life? I heard someone speak of this, but I had never really heard this before – that Christianity is superior to other...Read more

Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state’s School Immunizations Survey shows religious objections are a growing reason why.

State data for the ...Read more

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that tightens rules governing what patient information technology service providers and state regulators can share with out-of-state entities and requires hospitals in the ...Read more