About 75 percent of adults will have occasional hemorrhoids, Mayo Clinic says. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anus and rectum that can cause itching, pain, bleeding and discomfort. To help prevent hemorrhoids, Mayo Clinic recommends: Eat...

Emergency department patients treated for gunshot wounds to the chest or abdomen are more likely to wind up in the hospital again than those who have such wounds in other areas of the body, a new study...

Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects — including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg — triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers over nearly two decades. That’s an average of 3,743 calls a...

Women who get mammograms every two years instead of annually might face a greater risk of being diagnosed with larger, later-stage breast tumors, a new, preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among 232 breast cancer patients at...

More Americans have been sickened with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce thought to be grown in Salinas, Calif., federal health officials said Tuesday. Twenty-seven new cases have been reported over the past few days, according to...

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Researchers have learned more about how a “superbug” infection can infiltrate your home — and they have some suggestions for protecting your family. Armed with swabs, investigators made several trips to homes where a child had come...

Eating disorders can develop among people with a combination of psychological, social and genetic factors, says the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. The collaboration mentions these risk factors for eating disorders: Low self-esteem, or perfectionism. Overvaluing body image...

Pregnancy typically is measured in three trimesters, each with its own milestones, says the University of California San Francisco. The first trimester spans the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. During this time, your baby’s structure and organs...

While people who are in the hospital enjoy seeing friends and loved ones, it’s important to make sure that the visit is safe, says Cape Cod Healthcare. The more that hospital staff, patients and visitors work together,...