Some vibrio infections can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a serious form of bacterial infection commonly referred to as “flesh-eating” disease. People who get this serious form of ...

Modern medicine has come a long way from the days when people tried almost anything to treat illness. Some old ...

Picture this: you’re lying in bed, just about to fall asleep after a long day of working, running and going about your daily business, when your leg starts to cramp. The contractions, the twisting, ...

A growing share of shigella infections are drug-resistant, the C.D.C. warns in a new report. By Catherine Pearson Infections caused by drug-resistant shigella — a diarrhea-causing bacteria — have ...

It can feel as if you are spinning out of control in a Tilt-A-Whirl ride at an amusement park. But there is nothing amusing about a sudden bout of vertigo and dizziness. Of the many age-related ...

Abstract: Advanced stomach cancer is incredibly difficult to treat, as tumor cells can hide throughout the abdomen, evading surgery and chemotherapy. Current treatments often cause severe side effects ...

Famotidine may reduce the effectiveness of certain medications that require stomach acid for absorption, including some HIV drugs, antifungal medications, and cancer treatments. When combined with ...

“What do you mean, you just take the stomach out?” Karyn Paringatai wondered, when doctors first said her stomach had to be surgically removed. Could she still eat? Yes, but differently. What would ...