Early-onset cancers are alarmingly rising among young adults under 50, with an 80% surge since 1990. Subtle signs like persistent digestive issues, unexplained weight loss, and lingering coughs should ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing a noticeable uptick in cases of hand, foot and mouth, COVID and viral upper ...

Recent article compares two different pain management techniques used after upper abdominal surgeries. One is called intrathecal hydromorphone (ITH), where a pain medication is injected directly into ...

Stomach pain, a common ailment, can range from simple indigestion to serious conditions like appendicitis. Identifying the pain's location, intensity, and accompanying symptoms offers crucial clues.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...

Under the radar: Continuing our series exploring diagnoses that might be missed in primary care, Dr Sharon Viner describes a case of abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation in a young adult under 50 ...

Abdominal pain is the most common reason patients seek emergency care, yet it remains one of the most complex to diagnose. Dr. Tracey Antill, a physician at Elitecare Emergency Hospital, explained why ...

A buildup of fat in the liver can occur with certain conditions, including alcohol-associated liver disease (such as alcoholic fatty liver disease) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). If you ...

In adults with irritable bowel syndrome, gut-directed hypnotherapy significantly alleviated abdominal pain and reduced overall symptom burden, especially at higher treatment volumes. Gut-directed ...

A growing awareness of an unofficial medical condition termed Hourglass Syndrome is prompting health experts to warn against the common practice of habitually sucking in the stomach. This widespread ...