In the first post of this series, I described what happens to the human body at ground zero of a 10 to 15-kiloton nuclear ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects ...

Bill Roberts, 78 and disabled, rarely leaves his home. One of his most meaningful sources of interaction comes twice a week, when his favorite Meals on Wheels driver delivers lunch – bonus points if ...

A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their Man rescued from 12-foot deep trench ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

The Colombian town of Buga was already on the map, not for science, but for faith. Its Basilica of the Miraculous Lord draws ...

This report documents a young female patient with microgranular variant acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) harbouring ...