Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...

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The Wake County health department confirmed a case of pertussis at a Raleigh high school. Here’s what to know about the illness.

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Painful diabetic neuropathy was associated with lower quality of life and higher rates of depression and anxiety than painless diabetic neuropathy.

One of the best ways to avoid getting sick is quite simple, according to Prianka Chawla, MD, Primary Care Physician at Tufts Medical Center: Keep your distance from people who are sick. But because of ...

Most of the people who have died presented late. This is why we keep saying, once you start noticing the signs, get yourself to the hospital. The doctors and health care workers know what to do. The ...

“I would not ignore a feeling of fullness in one or both ears, particularly if it comes with feelings of dizziness or ...

During a serious health event, like when a highly contagious virus is circulating in the community and in Ontario, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) and other public health units and ...