Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years ...

More and more countries are legalizing voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it. As of 2023, ...

The disease leads to the progressive growth of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, often resulting in kidney failure and other ...

I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of budesonide, my ...

These ailments are often passed down from generations. A lot of times when people talk about family history, they refer to stories of long life, certain traits and traditions that have been in the ...

Gender norms and lack of health care access and knowledge could be putting men at a disadvantage. It is commonly known that women live longer than men. American women’s life expectancy is 80.2 years ...