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Health, Lifestyles & History

Balancing compassion and independence

Dear Annie: My sister expects me to make my son and his friends spend time with her son. Our sons are in their early 20s and used to spend a lot of time together when they were younger. Her son, whom I love very much, is on the autism spectrum and had some emotional regulation issues as a child ...

Periodic phlebotomies required for hemochromatosis patient

DEAR DR. ROACH: When I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, my doctor explained that a ferritin level of 380 ng/mL was too high. I am a male and would like to know if I need to continue getting phlebotomies. After several phlebotomies in three to four months, my level was 122 ng/mL. Currently, ...

Today in History: January 22, Supreme Court issues Roe v. Wade decision

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2025. There are 343 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. (The court would overrule Roe v. Wade in 2022, in the ...

Today in History: January 21, first US case of COVID-19 confirmed

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2025. There are 344 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Jan. 21

The implications of a solar conjunction to Pluto suggest that some games are won by playing harder. Some are won through persistence, availability, vulnerability or strategy. Some games are won by chance. In games that can't be won, the winners are the ones who don't play at all. ARIES (March ...

Navigating family disappointments and toxic relationships

Dear Annie: My daughter took in some kittens that a mama cat delivered on her property. She was very selective about who she would give them to and wound up only finding a home for one of them. She decided to keep two of the kittens, along with her existing two cats, which left three without ...