WASHINGTON (AP) – New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available, a trend that experts hope will keep downward pressure on U.S. infection rates.

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday – for flu activity through last week – showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like illness and in the number of states reporting high flu activity.

NEW YORK (AP) – Quintin Sharpe considers it a duty to support those without means. Whether collecting food pantry goods through local service groups or helping out his parents’ nonprofit music school, he regularly gives back to his small-town waterside community in southeast Wisconsin.

NEW YORK (AP) – NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year and may bring its crew back early from the International Space Station due to an onboard medical issue.

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse.

It turns out, love may benefit from a little less labor. Couples who spend money on time-saving services – like getting takeout, hiring a housecleaner or calling a dog walker – report greater relationship satisfaction, especially during stressful periods, says Ashley Whillans, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School.

Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late.

LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) – Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.