Disease

“I don’t want to seem like I’m being evasive, but I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

Initially described as early as the Seven Years War (1756-63), physicians have documented excessive physical exhaustion, anger, irritability, and depression, primarily among soldiers.

"Historically viewed as mainly a “wear and tear” condition, new insights suggest that OA may be part of an evolutionary, age-related biological process rather than mainly driven by mechanical damage."

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The word “epidemic” is both a headline-grabber and a cognitive paralytic: Hear the word, panic, and stop thinking.

While Americans increasingly shed masks, forgo COVID-19 boosters, and embrace post-pandemic normalcy, a viral specter is spreading across Asia — and it’s beginning to show up in the U.S.

A recent study from Clemson University sheds some light on double-dipping your favorite appetizers at a party: does it raise your risk for foodborne illnesses?

With Memorial Day approaching and summer just around the corner, it’s time to prepare for the usual seasonal annoyances: mosquitoes, ticks, and visiting relatives (worse — bug spray doesn’t work on them).

By 2050, it is estimated that the United States will have 260 million overweight and obese adults, 142.66 million people aged 50 or older with at least one chronic disease, and nearly 2.3 million cancer cases.