Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” stuck to its abdomen, in a first-of-its-kind discovery. While other ...

“It’s made me feel less of a woman, being stripped of all my organs,” said Caroline Padmore, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

HOUSTON — A Houston doctor is facing federal charges for allegedly falsifying medical records to make potential transplant recipients ineligible for organ donations, according to the U.S. Department ...

At first glance, it might not seem like people have much in common with deer. But a strange discovery about how their antlers regenerate is lifting the lid on the unseen ways that our bodies work, too ...

Common causes of lower left abdominal pain are gas, constipation, and diarrhea. Kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion are more severe causes of abdominal pain. Eating smaller meals ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has appointed Kambiz Etesami, MD, FACS, as division chief of Abdominal ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers developed seven Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Biological Age Gaps (MRIBAGs) across the brain, heart, liver, spleen, kidney, ...