Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and ...

Kidney diseases are alarmingly increasing, now the ninth leading cause of death. Dr. Arjun Sabharwal highlights crucial tests like eGFR, Cystatin C, urine dipstick, and protein-to-creatinine ratio to ...

When I was about 6 years old in the early ‘40s, my 16-year-old brother was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. He ...

Background Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) impairs trunk strength, mobility and cardiorespiratory fitness. Despite exercise ...

We present a case of a female in her late 40s with a 5-year history of well-managed type II diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension and dyslipidaemia presented with acute severe abdominal pain, ...

Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute has successfully performed an innovative pulmonary heart valve repair utilizing a complex ...

The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a disease that causes scarring of ...

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can ...

Kidneys are one of the most important organs of the body, that filter waste and toxins, and keep us healthy. With age, poor lifestyle, alcohol abuse etc., our kidneys can sometimes turn weak, leading ...

Grant funding will advance pediatric lung and spine researchPHOENIX, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's ...