Health Conditions

Reaching for the triple antibiotic ointment is an understandable move when your bottom is burning at eleven at night. It is the tube everyone already owns. But it will not …

Hiatal hernia endoscopy — more formally called an upper endoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) — is the most direct way for a doctor to look inside the esophagus and stomach and …

If you’ve just been told you have a hiatal hernia, you probably have two worries running at once: Is this serious? and Will I need surgery? The short answer, for …

Here is the short version. Rubbing certain vitamins on your skin can lighten a sun spot, slowly and partially. Swallowing those same vitamins as pills has never been shown to …

If you are heading on safari or to rural parts of southern Africa, African tick bite fever is worth knowing about before you go. It is a bacterial infection spread …

If someone has just handed you an ultrasound result with a number on it, here’s the short version: gallstones range from about the size of a grain of sand to …

Before we get to the all-important question of (How to stop alopecia areata from spreading?), Let’s learn a little more about this condition. Unfortunately, the result is bald patches when …

Before answering the question (Can constipation cause fever?), let’s learn more about this condition. Constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder characterized by infrequent bowel motions, difficulty passing stool, or both. …

Gout can affect the shoulder, but it rarely starts there. In most people, the first attack lands in the big toe, and by the time gout reaches a joint as …

Natural remedies for post covid fatigue: Many people who recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic experienced continuing symptoms, such as chronic weariness that lasts for weeks or even months after the …