Disease

Coverage of infectious and chronic diseases — their causes, mechanisms, epidemiology, prevention strategies, and the latest science on how the body fights back.

In plain language, “food is medicine” programs provide free, healthy food through clinical care to patients whose conditions may be affected by diet and who also struggle to afford enough food.
Having played the piano for 65 of my 73 wretched years, I was curious, after reading Dr.
At 75, I sat behind a drum kit for the first time—sticks clumsy, foot pedal an alien contraption. The sounds I produced were chaotic thuds. Was I self-conscious? Absolutely! But that discomfort was exactly why I was there.
There is something inherently creepy about yeast and fungus. At least that will probably be your assessment if you watched both seasons of The Last of Us.
Senator Lindsay Graham’s death was due to an aortic dissection, an infrequent complication of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries.
Over the past two decades, private cord blood banks have convinced millions of families to pay thousands of dollars to store stem cells collected from their newborns' umbilical cords. The promise?
The old “Dr. Google” era has given way to a faster, louder medical marketplace: TikTok, Reddit, podcasts, and influencer-led telehealth.