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For years, even decades, common wisdom was that if you wanted to eat a heart-healthy diet, you should avoid eating eggs, which are high in cholesterol. Actually, egg whites were given a pass, because the yolks contain all the cholesterol. The rationale was that dietary cholesterol would raise levels of cholesterol in the blood, especially LDL (�...Read more

How we eat during the holidays can be much different than what we normally eat the rest of the year. One big change during this season? Your fiber intake may take a hit. Consuming enough dietary fiber daily supports your health in many ways, so check out these dietitian-approved tips for eating more fiber during the holiday season.

1. Start ...Read more

Sticking to an exercise program is a major commitment. It takes time, dedication, and hard work to reap benefits such as stronger muscles, increased endurance, better balance, and sharper thinking. The last thing you want to do is undermine your efforts.

But it’s easy to make workout mistakes that wind up hurting you, such as doing an ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother had lingering hoarseness and a sore throat. When he finally went to the doctor, he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. He’s in treatment, but it’s been tough. Chemo makes him sick, and radiation is doing a number on his throat and salivary glands, making it hard to eat. He’s on a feeding tube, but he has lost a ...Read more

John Weiser, a doctor and researcher, has treated people with HIV since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. He joined the CDC’s HIV prevention team in 2011 to help lead its Medical Monitoring Project, the only in-depth survey of HIV across the United States. The project has shaped the country’s response to the epidemic over two ...Read more

Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.

Hunt died five days later. Her death certificate said the foot injury was a “...Read more

Illinois should continue to recommend that nearly all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a state advisory committee decided Tuesday, in a move that could represent another break with federal vaccine guidance.

The Illinois Department of Public Health Immunization Advisory Committee voted unanimously Tuesday that Illinois “reaffirm and...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday all but ruled out approving an extension of Obamacare health insurance premium subsidies before Congress ends its 2025 session later this week, virtually guaranteeing consumer costs for the policies will double next year.

Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., and a small group of other House Republicans ...Read more

As a children’s emergency room doctor in San Francisco, Ashley Foster has found herself treating an increasing number of adolescents for substance abuse, anxiety, depression and other behavioral health issues over the last decade. Often, they arrive at the hospital in crisis, she said.

Foster’s experience aligns with a well-known and ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard that all the stress of the holidays can lead to a heart attack. What's the link, and what can I do to reduce my risk?

ANSWER: It's easy to get caught up in the stress and chaos that accompany the holiday season. For some women, their busy lives become even more hectic, and the result can be overwhelming. Also, women...Read more

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life.

She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off.

“I kept having to come into the emergency room for ...Read more