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All too often, the mention of chest pain conjures up images of a heart attack, but there are plenty of other diseases and conditions that can trigger this symptom. Some of them -- like that chest muscle you pulled raking leaves last fall -- are more annoying than serious. But... read more →

A blood test could help doctors tailor treatments for depression -- by identifying which drugs will be most effective in each patient. According to a recent study, an analysis of blood samples can highlight high levels of inflammation in a patient and help predict which drugs may not be effective.... read more →

At first look, three particular tropical diseases could seem unrelated. They affect millions of people worldwide, but in much different ways. One can cause cardiac arrest in 30% of people infected, another can enter the brain to cause confusion and changes in behavior, and the last can cause skin lesions... read more →

In recent years, neuroscience has introduced a new way of thinking about our emotions. The scientists behind the latest brain-imaging studies say they can now pinpoint with precision where these feelings are located within our heads. In 2013, for instance, a team of psychologistspublished a study in which they claimed... read more →

Each year, the World Health Organization uses the last week of April to turn attention to saving lives through immunization. This year, the week's theme is Close the Immunization Gap, centering on the need to reach the 1.5 million children who still don't receive the life-saving vaccines they need. Though... read more →

About Elizabethkingia Elizabethkingia is a genus of bacteria commonly found in the environment worldwide and has been detected in from soil, river water and reservoirs.  However, it rarely makes people sick. Cases are diagnosed through culture of body fluids, most often blood testing. Elizabethkingia has mostly caused meningitis in newborn... read more →

All primary care doctors should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new recommendations said. Story highlights Primary care doctors should screen young people ages 12 to 18 for depression Doctors should have a system in place for connecting adolescents to care for depression There is not evidence to recommend routine depression... read more →

A virus that causes babies to be born with shrunken heads appears to be spreading across South America. The rare and incurable microcephaly condition, in which babies are born with abnormally small brains and skulls, has seen a surge in Brazil in the last year. After 2,782 cases were registered... read more →

As if there's not enough bad STD news to worry about already—a recent study suggests there's a new sexually transmitted infection in town. Introducing: mycoplasma genitalium, or MG. Though experts have known of MG's existence since the '80s, the new paper published in the International Journal of Epidemiology reveals that... read more →