Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a debilitating hereditary condition in which fluid-filled sacs form and proliferate in the ...

My father passed away in July 2024. I was not named in his will. I could not imagine how sneaky, dishonest and greedy a person my sister, the executor of his will, turned out to be regarding the ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, Albert Allison, is unsure how he was infected as he was fishing from a dock ...

When a young girl developed a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome this past year, health officials traced the E. coli O157:H7 infection back to her family’s raw pet food. The case underscores ...

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will continue the story of Danny Boyle’s apocalyptic future world, ravaged by the rage virus unleashed in 28 Days Later. The first film ended with the mind-boggling ...

Cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form under the skin in many parts of the body, including the face, scalp, chest, and genitals. While most are harmless and painless, some can become irritated, ...

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health ...

Less than a week after being discharged, Ben Askren is back in the hospital. Askren, who has been sharing frequent updates on social media after a double lung transplant, revealed that he has returned ...

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