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For thousands of years, Chinese physicians recorded abnormal masses, swellings, ulcers, and persistent lesions. These historical descriptions are sometimes presented as evidence that traditional Chinese medicine diagnosed and treated cancer. However, understanding the history of cancer requires separating ancient observations of disease from modern medical definitions of cancer. Ancient Chinese medicine recognized and attempted to…

Tibet (AP) — In the high-altitude region of Tibet, people continue to turn to a centuries-old medical system to treat some ailments, often alongside conventional medicine

DVIDS – News – Expeditionary medicine sharpens skills during sustainment exercise

That question brought researchers, clinicians, students and industry professionals from across the country and around the world to Hershey this summer for the 14th annual conference of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), hosted by Penn State College of Medicine

Each August, National Immunization Awareness Month serves as an important reminder that vaccines remain one of the greatest public health achievements in modern medicine. They have dramatically reduced — and in some cases eliminated — diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability and death

George Mason University community health students share their insights from nutrition professor and registered dietitian Raedah Basiri for their Honors College project exploring nutrition interventions for chronic disease

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have been named “World’s Top Disability Inclusive Businesses” in the 2026 Disability Index®. Both earned recognition at the advanced proficiency level, the second highest tier in the index

Sandra spends most Tuesday afternoons in a neurologist’s waiting room, scrolling on her phone while her mother finishes a cognitive assessment down the hall. Her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago, and Sandra has spent those two years learning a hard truth: unlike most of the health crises she has faced in…

An abnormal RNA signature tied to TDP-43 dysfunction was associated with poorer cognitive performance and faster decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease, pointing to a potential new biomarker and therapeutic target

KINGSPORT — ETSU Health Family Medicine’s street medicine program expanded its reach with its first Kingsport clinic on Thursday.The program, which started in Johnson City earlier this year, cares for people experiencing homelessness while simultaneously training resident doctors through hands-on learning in their communities. It is funded by a $2.4 million Health Resources and Services…