It’s a quiet morning. You lace up your shoes, step outside and begin a brisk morning stroll. But as you take those first few steps, there it is, a faint grinding noise, almost like the crunch of gravel underfoot, except … the sound is coming from your knee! Thinking back, you recall noticing a similar …Read More →
“Anal cancer is a completely different disease” from colon cancer, says one expert doctor—and in this case, it stemmed from a common infection. A woman with a stage 3 anal cancer diagnosis shares her story.Read More →
Bloody diarrhea, also known as bloody stool or rectal bleeding, can range from bright red to dark red or tar-like in appearance. It can be a symptom of anal fissures, hemorrhoids, infections, inflammatory conditions, and, rarely, colorectal cancer. A healthcare provider can diagnose the underlying cause and prescribe treatments …Read More →
Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially fatal allergic reaction. “And it can show up in a lot of different ways,” Dr. Gross says. You might picture someone’s throat closing up, but warning signs can range from itchy hives all over a person’s body, eye swelling, lip swelling, trouble breathing, dizziness, stomach issues, or …Read More →
Got an itch you can’t scratch, at least not in public? Maybe you’re feeling it wayyy down low, due to an itchy butt crack or butt cheeks, or have itchy bumps on your butt. Fortunately, pruritis ani — the medical name for anal itching — affects only 1 to 5 percent of the general population. Still …Read More →
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn’t know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But …Read More →
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral infection that causes painful rashes throughout the body, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever. It spreads through physical contact with other people or animals that have the virus, by spit droplets, from a parent to a child during pregnancy, or by touching items recently used by someone with …Read More →
In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord. As the number of ill people climbed into the dozens …Read More →
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria previously linked to a deadly outbreak.Read More →
Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And in an attempt to sleep better, no less. Doctors say don’t do it. Some on social media say it’s a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. The claims …Read More →