After a heart attack, the body is hardwired to sleep in order to recover from injury. New research explores how this happens.

Walking pneumonia is highly contagious and can cause very uncomfortable symptoms. Learn who can get it, how to treat and ...

Everyday Health shares their favorite organizations for rheumatoid arthritis support and information on how best to manage ...

Peppermint oil is derived from the leaves and flowers of the peppermint plant, an herb that’s been used to address digestive disorders for thousands of years, according to the National Center ...

People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as ...

There are certain cancer risk factors you can’t control, like your age, race, or sex assigned at birth. How old you were when you started to menstruate — called menarche — is another one of ...

Some people might reach for a bottle of aspirin to ease pain. But the over-the-counter medication offers more than simply inflammation relief. It may provide heart benefits, too. Indeed, low-dose ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) can take a toll on many parts of people’s lives, including romance. All relationships come with their own challenges, but when BPD is involved, it can ...

Semaglutide, the main ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, improves type 2 diabetes, heart disease, smoking, and alcohol consumption, which all raise the risk of Alzheimer’s.

Pressure in the spinal canal (and resulting pain) is often caused by bony overgrowths in the space, which can be attributed to aging, genetics, and injuries. A laminectomy is a surgery to remove ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy and the mild stimulant modafinil both reduce fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis by about the same amount, finds a new study. Combining talk therapy and ...