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Kacy Church, MD, practices as a clinical endocrinologist with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Burlingame, California. She balances both outpatient and inpatient responsibilities, seeing a ...

Gastroparesis is a chronic gastrointestinal condition that happens when the stomach can’t empty well, causing delayed ...

Even a mild case of measles can lead to ‘immune amnesia,’ lowering the body’s ability to fight off other illnesses.

A Trump executive order forming the commission tasked them with assessing the ‘threat posed by’ ADHD meds. Learn how experts ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary is pushing to end a rule that allows food companies to use additives that ...

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Body dysmorphic disorder involves all-consuming negative thoughts about one’s appearance, causing intense anxiety or shame.

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A new study found an association between sperm quality and life expectancy: Men with fast, strong sperm had increased ...