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Texas (KWTX) – Coryell Health Advanced Wound Center is home to a hyperbaric chamber used to circulate oxygen as a treatment for chronic diseases and wound healing

Bansi Nagji discusses the shifting science behind rare and orphan drug development, including what it takes for therapies to succeed well beyond launch

Cases of food poisoning stemming from a parasite that causes explosive diarrhea are continuing to spread across the United States, topping 700 in Michigan the week after July Fourth

Blank Park Zoo joins effort to save Florida coral reef from deadly disease KCCI DISCOVERED A DISEASE OFF THE COAST OF MIAMI THAT WAS KILLING CORAL REALLY RAPIDLY. IT’S CALLED STONY CORAL TISSUE LOSS DISEASE. AND THAT DISEASE IS ATTACKING THE LARGEST CORAL REEF IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE. IT STRETCHES…

Dr. Gerson Araujo, a board-certified general surgeon with Inspire Health Medical Group and assistant professor at UCSF, is now accepting new patients in the Central Valley. (Courtesy Inspire Health Medical Group)

ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Most mornings, many people move from one task to the next without much thought. But for someone living with multiple system atrophy, those everyday moments can become some of life’s biggest challenges

Dallas Cowboys football player Marshawn Kneeland was suffering fromstage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died by suicide last year, scientists said

A nasty gastrointestinal bug is rapidly spreading in several states, with more than 700 cases confirmed in Michigan over the last few weeks. The demand for tests for cyclosporiasis, a pathogen often caused by contaminated fresh produce, is so intense, with so many patients seeking help for diarrhea and crippling abdominal cramps, that many labs…

The blazing heat that has become an unfortunate staple of the American summer is upon us again. And while it can create a host of health issues, there are also strategies for individuals and communities alike to employ to get through the worst of it

The viral trend that encourages women to “be a b**** or else you will develop an autoimmune disease” may have scientific backing, as studies have shown a link between suppressing emotions and the breakdown of the immune system