How a thyroid gland can become underactive Undiagnosed for years, Mick Hucknall was baffled as to why he felt tired, down, and had noticeably been putting on weight. “The specialist I saw told me...

Bowel cancer: Dr Amir explains symptoms to look out for Cancer doesn’t always start with a bang. When the daunting condition triggers the first signs, they are often vague and subtle. Tony Tyler,...

Dr. Shuiwang Ji, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is part of a collaborative research community that recently had its paper titled "BigNeuron:...

More than 40% of Americans are considered obese, and the trend continues to grow. The treatments or preventive options for obesity and obesity-associated diseases are limited. It is a major national healthcare...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood. Inflammation, a feature...

We’re surrounded by warning signs on roads, at work, and on packaging and equipment. Your body sends warning signs too. As your race date nears, it’s tempting to pull out all the stops in...

Amid growing criticism of health insurers’ onerous prior authorization practices, lawmakers in 30 states have introduced bills this year that aim to rein in insurer gatekeeping and improve patient...

Dr Amir lists diabetes symptoms “High blood sugar levels can cause the lens of your eye to swell, which as a result can cause your vision to become distorted,” said Patel. Thus, if you begin...

In a recent article published in the eClinicalMedicine Journal, researchers performed a systematic review to estimate the impact of three main alcohol control policies, alcohol taxation, minimum unit...

Ovarian cancer, the condition dubbed the ‘whispering disease’ because it can go from stage 1 to 3 in just a YEAR without showing symptoms— after claiming life of 28-year-old Carrie actress...