Graves’ disease can affect your mental health due to changes in hormone levels caused by hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), but there are ways to help you manage. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune ...

A new study links premature menopause with a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of coronary heart disease. Black women in the ...

Nearly half of all adults have some form of gum disease—and it is not just affecting your teeth. Daniel Thunell, DMD, board-certified periodontist at University of Utah Health, explains the research ...

It’s a new year and time for many people to make their health-related resolutions. According to my go-to doctor expert, one of your resolutions should be to find out if you have any chronic medical ...

A new study is making headlines, but early research suggests potential benefits while experts urge caution before drawing ...

Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it? How is it spread? What are ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of ...

Carotenoids like beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin may improve skin, heart, and bone health or prevent prostate ...

A cluster of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cases have been reported out of Hood River County, Ore. The disease is caused by misfolded proteins, or prions, which are also the cause of a disease in deer ...

While more studies are necessary, some research suggests that intermittent fasting may increase the risk of dying from heart disease. However, intermittent fasting may also benefit heart health.