Health

Many people experience indents on their legs after wearing socks all day long — but is it normal?

Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting patient care

A nurse had blood in her stool, a common colon cancer symptom, for years. She was diagnosed at stage 3.

As the disease strikes more young people, pregnant and postpartum women face an increasing risk of delayed diagnosis and poor outcomes.

We all have our moments, but how can you tell if your mini memory lapses are par for the course or a sign of a bigger issue?

A prebiotic fiber supplement reduced knee osteoarthritis pain while also improving grip strength and pain sensitivity in a six-week trial. The results hint at a fascinating gut-muscle-pain connection and suggest that a simple daily supplement may be easier to…

Cyclospora infections in Allegheny County have risen to more than two dozen as Pennsylvania continues to report cases amid a national surge of the diarrhea-causing parasite. As of 9 p.m. Thursday, county health officials had confirmed 31 cases, including one …

Shingles infection might help trigger dementia. And preventing it though vaccination might forestall the latter, too, studies have found.

“I will never ever forget him,” Fannie Garner said of Johnson Thompson

The rise of neck pain among young professionals in India can be attributed to the demands of desk jobs. Extended exposure to screens coupled with poor posture is leading to this unsettling health trend. Many individuals face daily discomfort that detracts fro…

Electrolyte powders promise better hydration, energy, and recovery. But unless you’re losing serious fluid, water and food probably have you covered.

Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada.

Carried by the lone star tick, the Bourbon virus mimics Lyme disease closely enough to slip past diagnosis entirely.

If you click on the TV and hear a voice from your childhood saying, "That idiot box is going to rot your brain!" – you're not alone.

China News: WASHINGTON: A six-year-old Chinese girl died last year after receiving an experimental gene-therapy to correct a non-life-threatening condition, accor.

A powerful veterinary sedative recently detected in Utah is raising new concerns about what may be mixed into fentanyl and other illegal drugs.The discovery of

Keep it light and simple.

A new Perspective published today in The Journal of Nutrition, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), reviews the evidence supporting protein recommendations in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and identifies areas …

While it's also produced naturally by the body, creatine is perhaps best known as a 'muscle supplement': It helps boost supplies of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy source that all cells need.

Most people know heart disease as the top killer of both men and women, but here’s the harsh truth: women are more likely to die after a heart attack. In fact, per the World Heart Federation, women are more likely to die following a heart attack than men. Car…

A Fresno woman who was the first baby born at Kaiser Permanente's Fresno birthing center in 1995 has returned 31 years later to give birth to her own child, creating what her family describes as a full-circle moment.

For millions of women, uterine fibroids not only cause painful symptoms, but the diagnosis can bring more questions than answers. Even though most women will develop them, misconceptions remain about who gets them and how they should be treated. Horizons mode…