Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, the contagious infection attacks the skin and peripheral nerves, with ...

Blue waffle disease is not a real sexually transmitted infection (STI). It's an old internet hoax that was concocted by pranksters who claimed that the vagina and labia (vaginal lips) could turn blue, ...

Source: AAP / Dean Lewins Six people have been hospitalised as hundreds of thousands are warned to monitor for symptoms after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Sydney's busy city centre.

Six people have contracted Legionnaires' disease after spending time in Sydney's CBD over the past three weeks. People who have been in the CBD over the past 10 days are advised to remain alert ...

Vaccines remain a cornerstone of prevention, but low vaccination rates, waning immunity in older adults, or the absence of available vaccines — as is the case with HSV — highlight the need for new ...

In view of the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and diabetes, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd will invest ₹6,000 crore over five years to add 3,500 beds ...

What's more, "strep" – which also causes a bizarre flesh-eating disease – had become shockingly resistant to common antibiotics. Group A streptococcus (GAS) – which may be best known by one ...

It was the last day of his multistate Make American Healthy Again tour, designed to highlight various aspects of Mr. Kennedy’s plan to fight chronic disease, such as healthy school lunches and ...

Kristina Hamilton has Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce tissue thicker than it should be. The incurable condition has already caused ...

Hong Kong actor Ai Wai recently revealed that his wife Lisa Chan is currently in hospital battling a serious liver disease. In an interview with HK01, Ai Wai, 66, shared that Chan is in critical ...

Risdiplam is used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare-genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and atrophy due to damage to nerve cells in the spinal cord, leading to difficulty in ...