Diseases & Conditions

Diverticular Disease
Diseases & Conditions

Diverticular Disease

If you are over 60, there’s a good chance you have pouches in the walls of your intestines (called diverticula).…

Hidden Celiac Disease
Diseases & Conditions

Hidden Celiac Disease

A decade ago, the word gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye—was unfamiliar to most people. Today, 25 percent…

Troubling Statistic: Early-Onset Cancers On The Rise
Diseases & Conditions

Troubling Statistic: Early-Onset Cancers On The Rise

Being diagnosed with cancer is no longer a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, survival rates are on the…

Screening for Heart Disease in Symptom-Free Men Saves Lives
Diseases & Conditions

Screening for Heart Disease in Symptom-Free Men Saves Lives

Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart disease, is the number-one cause of death in both the U.S. and Denmark. Researchers…

Ultra-Processed Foods Increase Colon Cancer Risk in Men
Diseases & Conditions

Ultra-Processed Foods Increase Colon Cancer Risk in Men

If you’re trying to eat healthy, you probably know to tread cautiously in the cookies aisle and frozen foods section…

Is This Normal?
Diseases & Conditions

Is This Normal?

You likely experienced Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), a complication that comes from prior infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which…

The Mystery of Long COVID
Diseases & Conditions

The Mystery of Long COVID

As the Omicron variants of COVID-19 have almost completely replaced the more dangerous Delta variant that drove the harrowing days…

Virus Discovery Leads to Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough
Diseases & Conditions

Virus Discovery Leads to Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough

In January, a scientific study garnered the kind of attention normally reserved for celebrity gossip. Researchers reported that multiple sclerosis…

Throat Cancer Is on the Rise
Diseases & Conditions

Throat Cancer Is on the Rise

In the past, cancer of the throat was mainly a disease of heavy tobacco use and drinking. Thanks to a…

Cardiac Valve Disease
Diseases & Conditions

Cardiac Valve Disease

The “golden years” are meant to be a time of ease and relaxation, of enjoying retirement, and playing with grandchildren,…

Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Diseases & Conditions

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Hidradenitis suppurativa can be an unpredictable disease. One person may have an occasional small, painful bump in the armpit, while…

Is This Normal?
Diseases & Conditions

Is This Normal?

You may have cold urticaria, an extreme reaction to cold. People with this condition have mast cells in the skin…

Psoriasis Complications
Diseases & Conditions

Psoriasis Complications

People tend to think of psoriasis as a skin condition, and it’s easy to see why. The most visible symptom…

New Crohn’s Guidance
Diseases & Conditions

New Crohn’s Guidance

You wouldn’t fight a forest fire with a garden hose, right? But for many years, that’s how doctors approached Crohn’s…

Stay Sharp
Diseases & Conditions

Stay Sharp

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia stand out as the most feared health conditions that can strike as we age. But…