Christina Applegate, who's been battling multiple sclerosis, shared the playful habit that helps her cope with the ...

In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked ...

Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain fades as the body heals. But it may last longer in women than in men, ...

A new study from Michigan State University, published in Science Immunology, has identified a key biological difference in how men and women recover from pain. Led by professor Geoffroy Laumet, the ...

Chronic conditions can be difficult to treat and take their toll on all the systems of the body. That’s why many people are ...

CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...

It’s admittedly a pain to get a mammogram. You have to book an appointment, carve time out of your day to go, and wait in the ...

Following allegations of misconduct against a Melbourne gynaecologist, the Victorian Premier has announced that clinical guidelines for diagnosing and treating endometriosis will be published to ...

One of the U.S.’s most decorated downhill skiers, Lindsey Vonn, revealed she almost had to have her leg amputated because of ...

For years, doctors had insisted Laura Kerr was just 'lazy.' The counselor, who lives in Canada, watched as her legs swelled ...

Lindsey Vonn with an x-ray of her broken leg lindseyvonn/Instagram Two and a half weeks after her crash during the Olympic downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Lindsey Vonn has returned to the U.S. and ...