Every year, more than half a million Americans visit the emergency room for kidney stone problems. In most cases, the stones eventually pass out of
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For one recent case, Dr. David Frumberg had to figure out how he was going to fix the left leg of his patient, a 14-year-old
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Sometimes the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of those who contract traveler’s diarrhea, for example, an unlucky few
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According to a statement on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) published Dec. 13 in the organization’s official journal, Genetics
Read more (HealthDay)—There’s been a longstanding debate—and a slew of lawsuits—over whether baby powder containing talc plays any role in the development of some cancers. A large
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The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and
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New research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with oropharynx cancer when not caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), than
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Have you ever felt like everyone else has so much more to be thankful for? Check your Facebook or Instagram feed: Your friends seem to
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A protein newly identified as important in type 1 diabetes can delay onset of the disease in diabetic mice, providing a new target for prevention
Read more A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer has identified more than 350 DNA ‘errors’ that increase an individual’s risk of developing the
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