"The mother was still sedated, but when I walked in, the father had the bundle in one arm, and was holding the hand of the mother with his other hand. He was humming a lullaby.He just held and held ...

I mean, very few things can be as important as having the ability to save someone's life. I've been thinking a lot about this ever since I binge watched The Pitt, so I wanted to hear more about the ...

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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 ...

One of the most harrowing experiences of his life, Jeff tells me, began with a bloody toilet bowl 20 years ago. Only after I’ve guaranteed his anonymity — Jeff is not his real name — does he share the ...

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in and around the anus while colon cancer is a type of cancer that affects the large intestine. Both can cause rectal bleeding, but have other symptoms, and different ...

Under its former childhood vaccine schedule, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that kids get 12 different vaccines protecting against 16 diseases before age 10. It didn’t ...

The arrival of the Wegovy pill (semaglutide), the first oral GLP-1 drug approved to treat obesity, means freedom of choice: Adults who are looking to lose weight and have at least one weight-related ...

It’s hard to think of vaccination without associating it with a sharp jab in the arm. But there are other, more gentle ways of activating the immune system, such as administering vaccines via the nose ...

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 ...

New hemorrhoid treatment options with Dr Wes Angel Live at 9 Sponsored by Memphis Vascular Center Dr Wes Angel explains hemorrhoids symptoms and a minimally invasive embolization treatment that offers ...