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 ...

Adaptable recipes for dishes that offer comfort and nourishment. By Lindsey Tramuta Lindsey Tramuta is a Paris-based freelance writer. When she’s unwell, her go-to is a bowl of minestrone. The coldest ...

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV prayed with the sick at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on Feb. 11, asking Our Lady of Lourdes to accompany all those who suffer in the world. Shortly after his ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez anoints the forehead of an attendee to the annual World Day of the Sick Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels on Feb. 7. (Juanito Holandez Jr.) Sarah Ray’s husband, ...

The Oura Ring detected my cold early. Health trackers are getting good at this. It's a helpful illness detector and a way to check in when sick. Last Wednesday morning, I woke up and did what I ...

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 ...

Some drinks contain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help support your immune system. Research shows that incorporating beverages into your diet that contain nutrients such as vitamins A, C, ...

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 ...

Galen had been summoned, however, to help fight a different kind of invader. A plague, likely an early variant of smallpox, had traveled to Aquileia with the troops, and held the city in its grip. The ...

While die-hard Seattle Seahawks fans are laser-focused on Sunday’s big game, their employers are already thinking about the morning after. Typically, so many workers call in sick, roll in late or ...

Between Jan. 20 and Nov. 30, 2025, personnel action records show 322,049 federal workers separated from their federal careers through resignation, retirement, expired appointments and reductions in ...