Halloween has a way of putting bones on our minds. Skeletons are appearing on porches, in front yards — and even in trees. My recent YouTube discovery had a surprising…
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TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Some people with rectal cancer may now be able to skip chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday…
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Temperatures have started their fall descent, and frost is predicted for this evening. The scenery in my neighborhood is changing, too. Leaves are accumulating on lawns and sidewalks, and pumpkins…
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TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Pharma companies are influencing doctors to prescribe pricey drugs by wooing them with money and gifts, a new evidence review has concluded.Payments and…
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I still remember the puzzles in Highlights for Children, the magazine that made reading a little more fun. Hidden Pictures challenged me to find pencils, teacups and other objects camouflaged…
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MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) —Democratic congressional members and candidates are already planning to use any midterm election gains to expand health coverage, including boosting Affordable Care Act subsidies,…
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TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally.The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that…
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I admit there are things I didn’t know, things I now know — and plenty of things I suspect I will never know. There was a time when cache, cookies…
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TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was deciding whether to approve the drug Tavneos several years ago to treat a set…
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Names matter. We give them to people, places, products, foods—and puppies. Sometimes we choose a name because we love its meaning. Sometimes we wonder where a name came from. And…
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