Disease

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.

“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” - Thomas Dekker, 16th century playwright

      Sung to the tune of American Pie  

Have you ever had a kidney stone? Your answer will almost certainly be "yes" or "no," not "I'm not sure." It’s a binary event, like asking, “Has your poodle ever piloted an Airbus A380?” No gray area here.

Ticks are just like us; they need food, and pets and humans alike are the perfect hosts. 

One of the most poorly understood forms of chronic pain is complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), characterized by an intense, disproportionate, burning pain, usually in a limb, often developing after an injury, surgery, or stroke. The autono