The stomach flu, also known as a stomach bug, is clinically known as viral or infectious gastroenteritis. Despite its popular nickname, this type of gastroenteritis isn’t caused by the influenza or ...

November is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month — a time to reflect on the critical role of compassionate, coordinated care for individuals and families facing serious illness. Palliative care, ...

Stage 4 lymphoma is a cancer of white blood cells called lymphocytes that has spread outside the lymph nodes to other parts of the body. While this is an advanced stage, treatment options are ...

The elderly are most at risk, but athletic teens are too. In fact, heat-related illness is the third highest cause for death in young athletes. Specifically, football players in the month of August ...

Diabetic nephropathy has five stages that describe the progression of the disease from least to most severe. Diabetic nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, is a slowly progressing ...

You’ve probably heard of the four stages of cancer—but there’s another even earlier stage that experts say can make a huge difference in treating the disease. Breast cancer is one of the few types of ...

Many people live for years with hidradenitis suppurativa before getting an accurate diagnosis, sometimes believing that they have acne (pimples). But HS is not acne, and it can get worse without ...