The cause of lupus has long escaped doctors trying to treat the autoimmune disease. However, a study published this week identified a cause of lupus based on molecular defects in patients' blood.

The common lung infection can range from mild to life-threatening. Here’s how to recognize it and when to seek care.

Five years after the start of the pandemic, a group of researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is one step ...

Hard stool happens when your colon absorbs too much water from your stool. This commonly occurs with constipation, defined as having fewer than three bowel movements per week. Common causes include ...

For clinicians, bladder stones (vesical calculi) are less a disease and more a symptom of a deeper problem, usually stasis or obstruction.

Scientists in the UK have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and most importantly, found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously ...

Tinnitus, the perception of sound without an external source, affects millions globally. While often ringing, it can manifest ...

Spasmodic dysphonia (or laryngeal dystonia) is a rare voice disorder that is thought to happen when your brain sends abnormal signals to your vocal folds. It only affects about 1 in 100,000 people.

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by hairstyles or other things that pull on your hair. This is most often due to wearing tight hairstyles, but it can also come from wearing caps or ...

Abnormal uterine bleeding is any change in menstrual volume, duration, or frequency caused by structural, hormonal, or systemic disorders. Diagnosis uses history, examination, labs, and imaging.

Burgers are again sizzling on the griddle and drinks are sliding across the bar at a little Mid-City shotgun house close to the hospital complexes. This Banks Street spot was previously home to ...