Fatigue can stem from a variety of illnesses and life stressors, but when that exhaustion lasts for months — often following an infection — it may indicate a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome.

In the Neurology Department at Allegheny General Hospital’s Hemlock Building, Abigail Bailey’s body folded forward in her chair. Her muscles tightened as if someone had forced the air from her lungs.

Biologics, including GLP-1 analogs and PCSK9 inhibitors, are advancing treatment options for metabolic syndrome components like type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia. GLP-1 receptor agonists improve ...

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare, non-hereditary condition that causes multiple noncancerous polyps in the digestive tract and changes in the skin, hair, and nails. Cronkhite-Canada syndrome ...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to evade these medications. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego and ...

Turbinates are structures inside the nose. Swelling due to irritation, allergies, or infection can cause enlarged turbinates. A person can treat this by addressing the underlying reasons, certain ...

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 ...

New research suggests a missing brain molecule may hold the key to understanding – and potentially treating – the faulty neural circuits seen in Down syndrome. Restoring the molecule, called ...

5 years ago, Sigourney Weaver first spoke about a 50-page treatment that Alien producer Walter Hill sent to her following the collapse of Neil Blomkamp’s Alien 5. Not long after, Brandywine and Hill ...

Walker Burger always loved baseball, but attending the games of his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, used to be a physical challenge. In fact, every form of exercise was difficult. Burger, 35, has a ...