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ATLANTA — A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation, prompting the Black beauty community to question if there are alternatives for protective styles.

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About 10% of Americans say they have chronic insomnia, and millions of others report poor sleep quality. Ongoing research has found that bad sleep could lead to numerous health problems, including heart disease.

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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus’s spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their walls, the broader ...Read more

In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody.

Iglesias, a trans woman who had been incarcerated for more than 25 years, was ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 45 and am dreading my first colonoscopy. Why do I need to be screened if I'm not having issues? Can you walk me through the process?

ANSWER: Feeling anxious or afraid surrounding a ...Read more

CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago.

That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several health systems ...Read more

I recently wrote about how the Golden Rule (“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”) is a part of every single world religion. This note lifts my spirits by ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have erectile dysfunction (ED). I am 71, and this has been an issue for over a year. But it seems to be getting worse. I have used sildenafil and Cialis with no effect. I also received testosterone ...Read more

In 2022-2023, almost 3.5 million girls and just over 4.5 million boys participated in high school sports. That's a lot of soccer, softball, basketball and football (including 4,094 girls on 11-player high school tackle ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Easter is coming, and I want to teach my young children what Easter really means because it is hard to explain to kids why we Christians “glory in the cross.” – E.M.

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Following through on intentions broadcast a year ago, a federal judge is putting control of California's troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of an outsider: President Biden's former chief of prisons.

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The effort to revive Georgia’s controversial “religious liberty” legislation stalled in a House committee Wednesday after two Republicans joined Democrats to oppose it.

The measure could come up for another vote, ...Read more

A sweeping bill that would expand reporting requirements related to sexual misconduct allegations against health care workers and impose fines for failure to report serious incidents gained initial approval from a House ...Read more

Support for Christian nationalist ideology differs among Hispanic Protestants and Catholics depending on how individuals identify themselves racially, according to a new study.

Christian nationalists believe Christian ...Read more

A woman who says the founding pastor at Gateway Church abused her starting when she was 12 is speaking out against the use of nondisclosure agreements in child sexual assault cases.

Cindy Clemishire gave emotional ...Read more

AURORA, Colo. — Researchers at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus have lost two scientific grants since President Donald Trump returned to office, but worry they’ll lose both money and their future ...Read more

In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found to have IQs in the range of 60-70, ...Read more

The measles outbreak that started in Texas in late January continues to grow. As of March 18, 2025, confirmed cases in the outbreak, which now spans Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, reached 321, surpassing the number of ...Read more

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding.

The finding of the new strain came as researchers separately reported a ...Read more

Measles may seem like a disease of the past. Indeed, the highly contagious virus was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000 after a full year had passed without any infections. But times have changed. Texas is ...Read more