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A Psychiatric Diagnosis Is Not a Disease
In my first week as a psychiatry faculty member, an advanced psychiatry resident—I'll call her Dr. G—staffed a case with me. That's medical speak for discussing ...
Updated: 07/28/2019 03:16A
Rising temperatures will put 1 billion more people at risk of infectious disease, Morgan Stanley warns
Rising global temperatures could put an additional 1 billion people at risk of contracting an infectious disease by the year 2080, Morgan Stanley analysts warned ...
Updated: 07/27/2019 09:45A
An unexpected developmental hierarchy in an unusual disease
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a very unusual disease: Often classified as a cancer because of uncontrolled cell growth in different parts of the body, ...
Updated: 07/26/2019 11:31A
What Is Hookworm? An Infectious Disease Expert Explains
What is a hookworm infection, and how is it treated? We asked an infectious disease expert for the facts.
Updated: 07/25/2019 04:52P
A Brutal Disease Kills Monkeys. Flies Could Be Spreading It.
A downside of social living among monkeys and chimpanzees, a new study suggests, is being at greater risk of deadly disease.
Updated: 07/25/2019 11:18A
Heart cells' environment a potentially major factor in heart disease
When it comes to heart disease, the health of the scaffold where cardiac cells grow may be a much bigger factor than previously believed. Stuart Campbell ...
Updated: 07/24/2019 02:00P
What exactly is a disease?
There is an ongoing lively debate among healthcare professionals about whether or not obesity is a disease. Differences between those who argue that it's a ...
Updated: 07/24/2019 09:37A
Man dies from flesh-eating disease after fishing on a boat
A man in Texas has died after he contracted a flesh-eating disease while he was fishing. Jerry Sebek, 78, of San Marcos, Texas, became infected with vibriosis ...
Updated: 07/23/2019 04:06P
Five animals that could help us beat human diseases
Evolutionary quirks found in the animal kingdom protect against common diseases.
Updated: 07/23/2019 07:38A
A Patient’s Guide to Eye Disease
Learn about common eye diseases, as well as the symptoms, causes and treatment options, at U.S. News and World Report.
Updated: 07/22/2019 11:41A