Anthropologist Alice Roberts describes how secrets about diseases can be uncovered from skeletons building workers and ...

In order to improve communication between doctors and patients, researchers have now developed visual aids to help patients ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

In order to improve communication between doctors and patients, researchers at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden and the Faculty of Psychology at TUD Dresden University of ...

Françoise Mukandutiye, a 33-year-old resident of Kimonyi Sector in Musanze District, has spent nearly two decades battling podoconiosis, a neglected but preventable disease that causes swelling in the ...

A report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority highlights the ...

A UK government health agency has released a fresh alert urging people to be on the lookout for signs of measles, with a ...

Inactive patients were at a higher risk for inactivity-related comorbid conditions, including obesity and diabetes, as well ...

Currently, only licensed U.S. physicians can become B Readers, and as of October 2024, only 184 U.S.-based physicians in 35 ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders that cause prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract. It can include ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease.

An organic disease is one in which there is a measurable change to tissues, organs, or body systems. A functional disease is one in which there are abnormal symptoms or changes in function but with no ...

The Infectious diseases topic features the latest news, guidelines, education, EMS training and tips related to infection control and EMS role in prevention the transmission of and caring for ...