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Diet plays role in kidney stone formation

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase someone’s risk. While diet can be one of those factors, there are several misconceptions about what foods and drinks to avoid or consume more of in order to prevent kidney stones. However, in this Mayo Clinic Minute,… Read story

Cantaloupe pack a nutritional punch with 106 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin A and 95 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin C.

Savor sweet benefits of melons

Cantaloupe pack a nutritional punch with 106 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin A and 95 percent of the daily recommended value for vitamin C.

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Food

When it comes to melons, which one is your favorite? Read story

What are current COVID guidelines?

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

COVID is going around again this summer, with infections rising across the country. Read story

Health care costs tops list of worries for seniors

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? Read story

Wine cannot be made without sugar. It&rsquo;s the natural sugars, aka carbs, in grapes that are fermented into alcohol that makes wine possible.

Some wine may have more sugar than others

Wine cannot be made without sugar. It&rsquo;s the natural sugars, aka carbs, in grapes that are fermented into alcohol that makes wine possible.

July 16, 2024, 6:03am Health

I recently had the opportunity to sample a new brand of white wine. It was excellent. As good, in fact, as any nice sauvignon blanc I’ve enjoyed. Read story

Sleeping separately not so strange

July 16, 2024, 6:02am Health

Michael Solender and his wife have been together for 42 years. They slept in the same bed for the first 10, taking to separate rooms after that. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center rear, and abortion rights supporters listen as Dr. Sarah Prager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

WA abortion clinics scramble to care for out-of-state patients. How far are they traveling?

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center rear, and abortion rights supporters listen as Dr. Sarah Prager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

July 15, 2024, 6:02am Health

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, Washington remains one of 21 states where abortions are protected. Read story

Per these guidelines, generally kids should not start riding in the front seat until age 13.

When can my child ditch the booster seat and sit up front? What Washington state law says

Per these guidelines, generally kids should not start riding in the front seat until age 13.

July 14, 2024, 6:02am Health

Growing up comes with many important milestones. Childhood is full of firsts, like the first lost tooth, first sleepover and first time riding a bike without training wheels. Read story

How to combat loneliness in the workplace

July 13, 2024, 6:07am Business

Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather than dive into discussions about metrics or revenue, they begin by simply talking. Read story

An empty bench is seen outside the Friendship Bench offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 4, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere.

Zimbabwe mental health therapy being adopted in U.S.

An empty bench is seen outside the Friendship Bench offices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, May 4, 2024. In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues. Now the concept is being adopted in parts of the United States and elsewhere.

July 13, 2024, 6:04am Health

After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her chances of getting professional help were next to zero. She contemplated suicide. Read story