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Stress Squashes the Romance Mar. 28, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm in my early 50s and have been married to "Ralph" for two years. At first, he was att... Read More
'Glide Path' Lands Smoothly on Political Runway Mar. 27, 2019
On "PBS NewsHour" last month, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and likely presidential candidate Pete Butt... Read More
Caution! Children at Work Mar. 14, 2019
If you're sick of your noisy, crowded office and think that working from home would be an improvemen... Read More
Hedgehog Hygiene Hitch Mar. 06, 2019
The CDC is warning the public to be careful about playing with pet hedgehogs. A salmonella outbreak ... Read More
Peace Begins With a Smile Mar. 02, 2019
"Peace," we were told by Mother Teresa, "begins with a smile." Smiles have been very scarce in Ameri... Read More
Food for Naught Feb. 27, 2019
Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. After all, it's when you literally break... Read More
Car Giving and Taking Away Feb. 20, 2019
At some point, almost everybody becomes too old to drive — safely. But deciding when is often ... Read More
This Quiz Leaves No Room for Error Feb. 13, 2019
"Roominate" on the choices posed by this usage quiz as it races from the classroom to the emergency ... Read More
Extra Credit Feb. 13, 2019
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands wanted to better understand the p... Read More
Medicine Goes to the Dogs, Precisely Feb. 06, 2019
Precision or personalized medicine is the mantra these days. It's the idea that medical science can ... Read More
Nothing to Sneeze At Jan. 30, 2019
Millions of people think they have a food allergy, and millions of people actually do — but ma... Read More
Don't Be Judgy about 'Backflash' Jan. 23, 2019
Some random dispatches from the Word Front, including one from the War Front: Flashback to "Backflas... Read More
Clean Up Before Listening Up Jan. 23, 2019
Next time you see a doctor and watch him wash his hands before the exam, maybe ask if he'll give his... Read More
Short Takes on Blindfold Challenges and Blinder Bigotry Jan. 21, 2019
The Darwin Challenge In the Netflix film "Bird Box," a mysterious force overtakes Earth, causing mas... Read More
Illiteracy in the Old Jan. 16, 2019
Roughly 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older use prescription drugs, with an average 20 prescrip... Read More
What 'Caws'es Us To Say 'Crowbar'? Jan. 16, 2019
Q. What's the origin of "crowbar"? — Al Cohen, Newington, Connecticut A. A crow, a robin and a... Read More
Poor Response Times Jan. 09, 2019
A national study comparing ambulance response times for cardiac arrest calls found that patients who... Read More
At the Edge of Space, Photos of a Snowman Jan. 08, 2019
Let's pause from the chaos of the U.S. federal government — with its breakdowns and shutdowns ... Read More
'The Stranger in My House' Jan. 04, 2019
Dear Annie: Years ago, Ann Landers published an essay about a woman who sees a stranger in the mirro... Read More
