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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health

A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.

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.

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.

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...

Indigestion lasting more than 3 weeks may be a warning sign of stomach cancer

Duration, not severity, is the red flag most patients miss.

7 warning signs of gallbladder disease most people write off as indigestion

Gallstones affect nearly 25 million Americans, yet the early signals are easy to miss.

A yellow tint in the eyes can be pancreatic cancer’s earliest visible clue

A subtle yellow tint can be the earliest visible sign of a hidden pancreatic tumor.

Long COVID and PTSD may share a biological root that explains why the fatigue feels the same

A new study points to five overlapping systems that could tie together five very different diagnoses.

Women with type 2 diabetes face a mental health risk that most doctors miss

New UK research finds women develop anxiety and depression after a type 2 diagnosis far more often than men.

A common menopause treatment may cut your Alzheimer’s risk by nearly 40%

Estrogen-only hormone therapy was tied to sharply lower dementia odds in a Stanford analysis of more than 21,000 women.