Bowen’s disease refers to slow-growing cancerous cell changes that causes scaly patches on the skin. They may also ooze pus. Some may need treatment. Doctors also call the condition squamous cell ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the ...

Sharon Fekrat MD, FACS, FASRS, discusses the future of retinal scans as a screening and risk stratification tool in neurology ...

J. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Health Policy Center We are at a transitional moment in how disease control efforts are structured in middle-income countries ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of later life, defined clinically by motor features (asymmetric bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and imbalance) and pathologically by neuronal degeneration ...

The word “epidemic” immediately brings to mind a highly infectious and deadly disease of the kind found in Hollywood films. In Contagion, for instance, a lethal infection with frightening symptoms ...

Prion diseases are rare and occur due to proteins in the brain that “misfold.” Another name for prion disease is transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). There are many types of prion ...

There are many types of respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. Smoking and exposure to certain substances are common risk factors. Respiratory diseases are conditions ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes swelling and pain in the spine and other joints. It also can affect other parts of your body, like your eyes and digestive tract. Doctors ...

man holding his stomach in pain with stomachache or indigestion In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant ...