Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

As I mentioned last week, I was rather below par, and am thankfully much better now, although the nagging cough is hanging on. Everyone I speak to seems to have had it and offer the cheery warning ...

Acid reflux and heartburn can be more than uncomfortable—over time, they can be dangerous. Here's how to reduce discomfort ...

A recent spike of influenza A cases in New York has pushed Strong Memorial Hospital beyond its capacity and medical ...

Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby (Part I of this article appeared in The Island on Friday (31 Jan.) Women’s Mental Health: Trance/Dance in Folk Rituals The lecture Namika heard on ‘pregnancy cravings’ ...

International Theatre Festival of India In Collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 6-9 February 2025 Tower Hall Theatre, Colombo ...

Cancer is a leading cause of sickness and death in the Philippines, imposing a heavy socioeconomic burden on patients and their families. From January to June 2024, cancer was among the top three ...

The Vermont Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at a long-term care facility in Windsor, which has infected at least six people and ...

Dr. Matthew Simmons, UPMC Western Maryland vice president of medical staff affairs, said vaccines provide the “single most powerful intervention” that have saved lives.

FRESNO, Calif. — A quartet of illnesses is “overwhelming and overloading” Fresno -area emergency rooms as respiratory virus season reaches its peak in California, medical experts said.

Should vaccination rates drop across the board, one of the first diseases to be resurrected would almost certainly be measles ...

A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of ...