Diseases
What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health
A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.
Diseases
Researchers test new method against brain damage after stroke – and it works
Researchers have investigated a new method designed to help the brain recover after a stroke.
Diseases
Walking more steps a day may control asthma as well as the gym
A new trial in moderate-to-severe asthma matched simple walking against supervised gym sessions.
Diseases
How to know when your child is too sick for school
It can be difficult to know when a sick child should stay home from school and when they...
Diseases
The FDA just cleared a blood test for Alzheimer’s
A simple blood draw can now help doctors check for the plaques tied to Alzheimer's.
Diseases
What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health
A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.
Diseases
Researchers test new method against brain damage after stroke – and it works
Researchers have investigated a new method designed to help the brain recover after a stroke.
Diseases
Walking more steps a day may control asthma as well as the gym
A new trial in moderate-to-severe asthma matched simple walking against supervised gym sessions.
Diseases
How to know when your child is too sick for school
It can be difficult to know when a sick child should stay home from school and when they...
Panic attack vs. heart attack: 8 differences that could save your life
Chest pain, racing heart and shortness of breath overlap in both, but the clues differ.
A heart drug that costs 10 cents a day may cut hospitalizations by a quarter
A pooled analysis of 9,013 heart failure patients links low-dose digoxin to roughly 25% fewer worsening events.
1 in 500 people carry this inherited heart defect: 8 warning signs most people miss
A new trial at ESC Congress this week makes recognizing this quiet condition more urgent.
8 early warning signs of prostate cancer men often mistake for aging
The earliest hints look a lot like getting older, and that overlap is exactly why they get missed.
8 signs you may be iron deficient even when your blood test looks normal
A standard CBC checks hemoglobin, not the iron stored in your body.
These factors may affect the risk of developing dementia
A new study published in Neurology links better cardiovascular health to more years of life without dementia.The researchers highlight three factors in particular, while...