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Inflammation: if you follow health news, you probably hear about it often. When is inflammation helpful? How can it be harmful? What steps c...

As many people know, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition affecting the intestine, which is the part of the digestive tra...

If you’ve learned that your newborn or young child has sickle cell disease, you — and other family members and friends — may have many quest...

Vaccines have been heralded as a key measure to slow the COVID-19 pandemic and one day bring it to an end. Every day, millions of American a...

In a recent blog post I discussed how beneficial sleep is for memory function. But sleep isn’t just good for your memory; it can actually re...

While the COVID-19 pandemic is not over by any means, more people are getting vaccinated, and restrictions are gradually lifting. After too...

I have a confession: in late 2020, when the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved by the FDA, I was hesitant to get one myself. Despite work...

Often, the skin can be a window to what is occurring inside your body. For women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, this this may me...

Keeping your partner — or yourself — up at night with loud snoring? This might be more than a nuisance. About 25% of men and nearly 10% of w...

No one likes getting stuck by a needle. Whether for a blood test, vaccination, or blood donation, needle sticks are something most people wo...

Not long ago, during pre-pandemic 2019, the reported life expectancy at birth for non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic popul...

If a 3-year-old finds a cookie on the table, chances are they are going to eat it.Even if it is made with marijuana or THC, CBD, or other c...

Most people might not guess that pills (or creams, patches, and inhalers, for that matter) have a big impact on the environment — but they d...

There is growing interest in the human body’s microbiome and its connection to chronic disease. A new study examines that connection, along...

Did the print on that label suddenly shrink? If you’re in your 40s or beyond, you may have asked yourself that question as you struggled to...

Doctors told you that your COVID-19 virus infection cleared months ago. However, even though you no longer struggle to breathe, and your oxy...

Did you know that antidepressant medications are often prescribed for people without depression?It’s true. Antidepressants are frequently p...

Are you stressed out? Your skin can show it. Studies show that both acute and chronic stress can exert negative effects on overall skin well...

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women. In the last two decades, the treatment of breast cancers has become personalized....

Like the rest of the country, I awoke on Wednesday, March 17 to the horrific news of a mass shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people. Si...

If you’ve been stuck mostly at home with one or more family members over the past year, chances are you’ve gotten on one another’s nerves oc...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) — a medical term that translates as “serious muscle weakness” — is a rare neuromuscular disease. An estimated 30,000...

Often when people think of perimenopause, irregular periods and hot flashes come to mind. But some women may notice another symptom: brain f...

It’s been a troubling year for millions of Americans, marked by public reckonings over inequities in justice, health care, and most certainl...

In 2007, The Sopranos was a hit TV show, patterned jeggings were a fashion trend, and the National Institutes of Health–sponsored National A...