When we think about iron imbalance, most people are familiar with iron deficiency and the health problems it can cause. What many may not realise is ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission. The new molecule acts during three phases of the disease cycle, ...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month and to help people keep life flowing smoothly, the Urology Care Foundation (UCF), the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), is ...

Keltie Knight revealed years of worsening fatigue, hair loss and vision problems that doctors dismissed as stress. After seeing 15 doctors, she was diagnosed with microcytic anaemia. Extremely low ...

Examination revealed a soft, tan, slightly raised plaque with fine hairs growing within. Rubbing of the affected area showed piloerection, with mild bristling of the hairs.

Achy joints, easy bruising, low mood, or rough skin could be your body’s quiet way of asking for more vitamin C—experts ...

Blood flows around the body through a complex network of vessels, which must constantly adapt to changing needs. The balance ...

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of neuroendocrine skin cancer. While it accounts for a small fraction of ...

What's a lash egg, you ask? Well... A lash egg is a foul-smelling, rubbery mass of pus, tissue, and sometimes yolk that a ...

Imagine waking up to a map of red, itchy welts across your arms. By lunchtime, they’ve vanished from your arms only to reappear on your legs, stinging and burning like a fresh brush with a nettle. You ...

It might be tempting to pick at skin moles, especially if you want to save yourself a dermatologist visit, but Dr Max explains explains why you shouldn't do it.