New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of ...

Essentially, third man syndrome (also called third man factor) is a phenomenon that occurs in times of distress and crisis. It's the feeling that there's another person or entity there alongside ...

Audrey Kandil tells PEOPLE her son, Rami, was born with cerebrocostomandibular syndrome, which is a rare genetic disorder ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Soleno Therapeutics' drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, ...

The final days of acclaimed actor Gene Hackman are heart-rending—a man with Alzheimer's disease wandering his home for nearly ...

The FDA Wednesday approved the first drug to treat people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes an ...

Food, then, became a convenient way to communicate the appearance of the body – in health and in sickness. This practice is known as eponymophilia and it continues today, particularly in pathology – ...

Many people with PCOS find that they’re able to manage their symptoms by making changes to their diet. This often includes consuming more high fiber foods and lean protein and limiting refined ...

The only child syndrome is a term used to describe a set of personality traits and behaviours often associated with children who grow up without siblings. The concept suggests that only children may ...