The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic health problems that are not only a drag on sufferers’ time and energy, but on the nation’s pocketbook.

A new musical about mental illness at Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables melds the arts with medicine

David Bompart, the Good Samaritan who was shot in Port-au-Prince during an attempted robbery, has died.

The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic health problems that are not only a drag on sufferers’ time and energy, but on the nation’s pocketbook.

A new musical about mental illness at Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables melds the arts with medicine

David Bompart, the Good Samaritan who was shot in Port-au-Prince during an attempted robbery, has died.

The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates - creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.

LGBT boomers face the same aging issues as their straight counterparts — but with an added layer of discrimination.

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