Procedures

Recently released files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) show a lack of informed consent and scientific evidence.

Far more important than cholesterol levels is the amount of calcium plaque forming on artery walls, research finds

The sophisticated American consumer has grown accustomed to the gold standard for drug and health products—the prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT). Operation Warp Speed (OWS) was supposed to be ...

Diabetes is a common metabolic disease characterized by chronically high blood sugar levels that can cause severe complications. According to data from the National Institutes of Health, diabetes is a ...

Certain treatment protocols have demonstrated efficacy but have garnered little interest from official sources

Malocclusions (bad bites) not only affect the facial appearance and shape of the face but also affect oral health and chewing function. Malocclusion occurs when the teeth are misaligned, including ...

In the following case study, Jiang, a 63-year-old woman who walked into a Korean hospital with a flushed face, had woken from sleep suddenly as if she was in shock ...

Gene-targeted therapy and immunotherapy can be regarded as the most cutting-edge methods in current cancer treatment, saving the lives of many cancer patients. An essential indicator in these new types ...

Surgically implanted devices let users trade in the mask and hose, but they don't work perfectly for everyone

When it comes to cancer staging, people often hear about stages 1, 2, 3, and 4 of cancer. However, there is actually stage zero cancer that, as you might guess, ...

This ancient remedy for respiratory ailments may be worth a try

Hypertension is sometimes called a “silent killer,” and is feared by many. According to the 2017 American Heart Association guidelines, when blood pressure is measured during a tranquil, unagitated state ...

Acupuncture has been used to treat stroke for thousands of years in Asian countries such as China and South Korea. The results of a study published in the international academic ...

A promising clinical trial in the UK becomes the first treatment applied to a genetic cause of the disease

Colonoscopies don’t save as many lives as previously thought.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have difficulty mustering up the energy to live a normal life. Extreme fatigue often tops the list of the most distressing symptoms. Now, a new ...

Did you know you have multiple acceptable screening methods available, yet most doctors simply recommend colonoscopy without reviewing the options, benefits and drawbacks of each for their patients? It's important ...

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with more than 900,000 new cases every year, and a fatality rate that ranks third among all cancers. Recently, ...

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. In 2022, an estimated 287,500 women were diagnosed ...

Dr. Jonathan Liu, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner with more than 26 years of professional medical experience, shares the story of one of his patients. Ms. Ren, a middle-aged ...

The BaleDoneen Method is streamlining fragmented medical care by optimizing arterial wellness

People who have suffered a heart attack or received cardiac intervention should steer clear of marijuana. According to new research from the American Heart Association, smoking marijuana increases the risk ...

Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common age-related disease affecting adults. However, recent research revealed an alarming finding: Current estimates for the number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s could be nearly ...

C. difficile (C. diff) is a bacterial infection that affects nearly half a million Americans each year. Paradoxically, treatment for the disease often uses strong antibiotics—yet antibiotic use is a ...

Officials are promoting the use of Pfizer's Paxlovid but the research raises important questions

The COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines—including two with novel mRNA technology—raised concerns about the safety of these new vaccines. The CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System ...

Cancer is difficult to cure in later stages, so early detection is essential to curing the disease. New research finds an early detection method for many cancers that could significantly ...