Stay up to date with the latest research, tips, and trends in fitness, nutrition, and weight management.
Household contacts of people with tuberculosis (TB) have a high risk of getting TB themselves, at around 2 percent. It is currently difficult to detect TB in its early stages, or predict who will go on to have TB, and therefore preventive treatment is not widely used.
A "quit drinking coffee" study showed that regular coffee consumption - caffeinated or decaf - fundamentally reshapes the gut microbiome.
Caustic ingestion remains a serious pediatric health problem, especially in domestic settings where corrosive substances may be improperly stored.
College students with anxiety, depression and eating disorders may be more likely to start and to respond more positively to therapy offered via a digital app compared to referrals to in-person campus clinics, according to a study led by Penn State researchers and published today (May 7) in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.
As a young girl, Shivani Garg, MD, PhD, watched as a close family member visited doctor after doctor in search of an accurate diagnosis and treatment for an elusive condition that caused painful symptoms.
The ship's operator said one New Zealander was among the 30 passengers who disembarked on a remote South Atlantic Island.
Three people have died and eight others have been infected aboard the MV Hondius, where two Indian crew members remain on board as authorities race to contain a rare hantavirus outbreak at sea.
The WHO said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.
Guest Editor’s Note: Nocturia, waking up from sleep more than once to urinate, is prevalent in survivors of prostate cancer and is associated with a diminished quality of life and a higher mortality t...
A full-body MRI scan uses magnets to create detailed images of organs and tissues across the body, to spot hidden diseases like cancer before symptoms appear.