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...

This new treatment might cure type 1 diabetes

A medical breakthrough in Uppsala could pave the way for a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Here are 8 warning signs of a urinary tract infection that most people simply ignore and live with

Early UTI signs are widely blamed on dehydration or stress, and that delay can send the infection to the kidneys.

Popular medication is taken by millions every day – but few know it may increase the risk of stomach cancer over time

A new review pulls together 21 meta-analyses, and 20 point the same way.

8 warning signs of eczema most people mistake for ordinary dry skin

More than 31 million Americans live with eczema, and many never realize what it actually is.

7 warning signs of cervical cancer most women write off as normal

Early cervical cancer often produces no symptoms, but when it does they can look ordinary.

7 warning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome most people try to push through

The hand condition many write off as tiredness can end in permanent nerve damage.