That’s exactly why awareness is so important. Many people live with thyroid problems for years without knowing it. They push through fatigue, blame themselves for weight changes, or think their ...

Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that can significantly impact an individual’s quality of life. While some causes of hearing loss are unavoidable, there are proactive measures one can take to ...

Untreated irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) can lead to anal fissures, hemorrhoids, fecal impaction, and rectal prolapse. Treatments such as ...

Medical wastes from different hospitals and diagnostic centres across Chattogram city are being routinely collected and disposed of without proper segregation, raising serious public health risks, ...

Anxiety is everywhere in conversations about young Indians today. It comes up in college corridors, office break rooms and therapy clinics. Parents worry that their children are "too anxious". Young ...

Katlein Franca, MD, is a dermatologist and clinical associate professor of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami. Boils start as tender bumps ...

Fatty liver disease is highly unlikely to cause sudden death by itself, but severe complications like cirrhosis and liver failure can be fatal over time. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) often ...

Your body needs energy from food to perform essential functions such as producing hormones, fueling physical activity, and keeping your heart and brain working properly. When you eat, your body breaks ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...