GENERALLY, A CHRONIC illness is a medical condition that lasts for six months or longer, usually requires ongoing care and treatment, and may limit your daily activities, says Sumanth Prabhu, M.D., ...

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Jayden Richardson took up e-cigarettes aged 12 to 'fit in' and would smoke the equivalent of around 50 cigarettes a day ...

Mysuru: The NJ Hospital – Mysore Institute of Gastroenterology has achieved a significant milestone in treating cystic ...

Schertz had backed off his stance that he was finished coaching, but he wasn’t entirely convinced he could continue. He ...

Many doctors use the Bristol stool chart to help evaluate the health of bowel movements. The chart is a form scale, meaning ...

MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine is playing a lead role in a national clinical study of a minimally invasive surgical procedure for ...

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My colon cancer journey showed me how compassionate doctors can change lives, as their kindness and care gave me strength and ...

As they prepped me for the operation, three nurses pressed me to write a column about how simple it is, and how good for us. I said, “Umm …” ...

I approached my whole cancer treatment like that as if it was a blessing, and I know that’s very hard thing to comprehend,” ...

Almost 50 million Americans—disproportionately in rural areas—must drive 25 miles or more to access a gastroenterologist for ...