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A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe ...

Cold weather might make you reach for coffee instead of water, but experts warn that winter dehydration can quietly affect ...

For the first time in more than 60 years, a dog has tested positive for rabies in Chicago. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control in Illinois confirmed the rare case of a ...

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Conditions other than cancer may cause these symptoms, so if you have any of them, you should not immediately assume you have lung cancer. If you have any symptoms that concern you or if you are at ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the large intestine (colon), and it can be difficult to differentiate early UC symptoms from those of other ...

Health officials are reporting a surge in “winter vomiting disease” with norovirus cases spiking across the U.S. since mid-October. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ...

Cases of “winter vomiting disease,” are on the increase across the U.S. with health officials saying they’ve seen a surge in norovirus cases since mid-October. Wastewater tracking from the Centers for ...

In November, 26-year-old Hardee Bhavsar crossed a big item off her bucket list: running the New York City Marathon. It was her first marathon, which is something she never imagined she'd be able to ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a particularly fast-growing and aggressive form of lung cancer, accounting for about 15 percent of all lung cancer cases. It is overwhelmingly linked to smoking, and ...

COVID-19, the flu, and RSV are currently circulating and share many similar symptoms. Symptoms for all three illnesses can include cough, fever, fatigue, and a runny or stuffy nose. Medical attention ...