If you are over 60, there’s a good chance you have pouches in the walls of your intestines (called diverticula).…
A decade ago, the word gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye—was unfamiliar to most people. Today, 25 percent…
Being diagnosed with cancer is no longer a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, survival rates are on the…
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart disease, is the number-one cause of death in both the U.S. and Denmark. Researchers…
If you’re trying to eat healthy, you probably know to tread cautiously in the cookies aisle and frozen foods section…
You likely experienced Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), a complication that comes from prior infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which…
As the Omicron variants of COVID-19 have almost completely replaced the more dangerous Delta variant that drove the harrowing days…
In January, a scientific study garnered the kind of attention normally reserved for celebrity gossip. Researchers reported that multiple sclerosis…
In the past, cancer of the throat was mainly a disease of heavy tobacco use and drinking. Thanks to a…
The “golden years” are meant to be a time of ease and relaxation, of enjoying retirement, and playing with grandchildren,…
Hidradenitis suppurativa can be an unpredictable disease. One person may have an occasional small, painful bump in the armpit, while…
You may have cold urticaria, an extreme reaction to cold. People with this condition have mast cells in the skin…
People tend to think of psoriasis as a skin condition, and it’s easy to see why. The most visible symptom…
You wouldn’t fight a forest fire with a garden hose, right? But for many years, that’s how doctors approached Crohn’s…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia stand out as the most feared health conditions that can strike as we age. But…
