Americans who are suffering debilitating symptoms deserve answers—and treatment.

Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that causes excessive thirst and frequent urination, but unlike diabetes mellitus, it ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a version of leucovorin made by GlaxoSmithKline, years after the company pulled the drug from consideration when it stopped manufacturing it. The ...

A decade-long journey has come to an end for Stealth BioTherapeutics and the Barth syndrome community with the first-ever treatment for this uncommon mitochondrial disease. CEO Reenie McCarthy called ...

Artificial intelligence tools used by doctors risk leading to worse health outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, as a growing body of research shows that many large language models downplay the ...

Tumor lysis syndrome is a pathophysiological state that occurs when the ability of the body to maintain electrolyte–uric acid homeostasis is overwhelmed as a result of the destruction of malignant ...

We’ve all experienced common issues like headaches, vision changes, nausea, stomach pain, and mouth sores. These don’t tend to cause us much worry because they’re usually symptoms of benign issues ...

Carla Peoples says she'd been “totally healthy” all her life when she noticed subtle changes in her body. There was some bloating that progressed to the point where it caused her belly stick out. “I ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj Perhaps you’ve seen the “kissing bug” disease ...

1 School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, China 2 Department of Gynecology Nursing, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and ...

The ketogenic diet, commonly known as "keto," has become a popular weight-loss option for some. And now, researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have found that the low-carb, high-fat eating plan ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Imagine suddenly becoming allergic to a hamburger—or a steak or bacon or even certain cosmetics and medications. It’s ...