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...
What your blood oxygen reading reveals about your health – and when to worry
The number on your fingertip clip is simpler to read than it is to interpret.
What that ringing in your ears may be quietly telling you about your hearing
Persistent ringing can show up before an audiogram catches the earliest hearing damage.
8 warning signs of stomach cancer most people mistake for indigestion
Most US gastric cancers are caught too late, because the earliest signs look ordinary.
8 warning signs of an overactive thyroid most people blame on stress
Racing heart and shaky hands can point to a thyroid running too fast, not stress.
New cholesterol guidelines just put more than half of US adults in line for a statin
A new JAMA analysis maps who qualifies under the 2026 ACC/AHA cholesterol rules.
7 warning signs of pericarditis most people mistake for a heart attack
Sharp chest pain that eases when you sit up and lean forward has a distinctive cause.