The Mandarin word for the flu — which translates to “epidemic cold” in English — is misleading. Although the flu tends to spread rapidly and shares similar symptoms with the common cold, its name ...

Learn more about the Black women who worked tirelessly to help heal patients and find a cure for tuberculosis.

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans ...

A new study reveals that individuals with allergic rhinitis and asthma have distinct nasal fungal profiles, hinting at ...

Low vaccination rates may be contributing to the spread of flu, but data suggests the number of cases so far this season is ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension experience improved ...

A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of President Donald Trump’s freeze on ...

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico but also has been found on the east coast of Florida and off the coast of ...

A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

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“No matter how little the mold spot is on the bread, or how many slices are left of the loaf, it is not safe to eat moldy ...