Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is sometimes called "tree-man disease" or "human tree disease." It's a very rare syndrome that causes bark-like lesions to grow on your skin. The lesions are ...

For the past 20 years, Janet Edmunson has run support groups for patients with rare neurological diseases that have no known treatment or cure. What they want to know, Edmunson said, is “‘When ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made some claims about Americans with chronic diseases that should be challenged with critical thinking. (Alex Wong/Getty Images ...

Measles and other diseases are on the rise, straining health systems and putting lives at risk. A call to action to invest in immunization as funding cuts jeopardize hard-won global gains.

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

But in a 2024 study published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, Jackson and colleagues found that 1,351 ever current and former adult smokers with a diet ...

Heart disease often manifests through warning signs that may be easy to dismiss or overlook. However, recognising these signs early and taking proactive steps can significantly reduce the risk of ...

Some of these disease-causing bugs may be so old, human immune systems are totally naïve to them, which means unleashing them could infect millions, maybe even trigger another pandemic.

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually. Even in ...

State-level variations in susceptibility and pathogen transmissibility significantly influence disease outcomes. Maintaining high vaccination rates is crucial to prevent the resurgence of vaccine ...

FOR centuries, gout has been shrugged off by many as a rich, wine-guzzling old man’s disease. And when Henry VIII was diagnosed with it, it became firmly entrenched in popular belief as 'a tudor ...

File photo of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking at the company's 50th anniversary event in Redmond, Washington on April 4. On April 16, Satya Nadella announced new updates for the Azure OpenAI ...