An estimated 26.2 million Americans planned to miss work the day after the Super Bowl, a new record. More employees are taking pre-approved time off, with 13 million people planning a scheduled ...

Ray Marcano, a longtime journalist, is the former national president of the Society of Professional Journalists, a two-time Pulitzer juror, and a Fulbright fellow. It’s not easy being a wanna-be ...

LAREDO, TX – They stole a few hours' sleep under glaring LED lights, crowded in by dozens of other detainees. They shivered through fevers and flus and prayed deadlier diseases weren't stalking their ...

Illness is part of being human. How we deal with it is human, too. So Pope John Paul II established the Vatican World Day of the Sick in 1993 on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11, to ...

After months of intense training and finally crossing the finish line, you find yourself sick after running a marathon. Whether it’s stomach upset or flu-like symptoms, it’s normal to feel sick after ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Extra mucus in your throat and chest is a common ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...