The age at which a woman has her first period can offer valuable clues about her long-term risk for conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive health issues, according to a ...

Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick ...

Barbie butt surgery helps patients with severe bowel disease reclaim their lives. Learn about this life-changing proctectomy procedure and recovery process.

The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000.

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The diease is mostly found in rural areas of northern Arizona, western Nevada, northern New Mexico, southern Colorado, ...

Those who followed an 8-hour intermittent fasting window were more likely to die from heart disease, a survey of more than 20 ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...

The South's health disparities begin with its landscape and the region's agricultural history that compounded these health disadvantages.

Ménière disease is a balance disorder. It’s caused by an abnormality in part the inner ear called the labyrinth. Fluid build-up here can cause a severe spinning sensation (vertigo) and affect the ...

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...