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If you’ve been minding your own business and suddenly experienced a sharp zap of pain shooting down into your butt – you aren’t alone. In fact, you’ve probably just been struck by a medical phenomenon ...

Anyone who’s lost a loved one to Alzheimer's disease may be worried about noticing symptoms in themselves. Alzheimer's takes a terrible toll. It’s the most common cause of dementia — abnormal brain ...

A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with pancreatic cancer shares the warning signs he looks for in his own body. The disease is stealthy and deadly. Pancreatic cancer isn’t ...

Ovarian cancer can be deadly because it’s so stealthy. The warning signs are vague. There’s no screening test for women without symptoms, like a mammogram for breast cancer. And it has room to grow in ...

Most people know not to ignore chest pain, the most common symptom of a heart attack. But the warning signs can be much less obvious — especially in women, cardiologists warn. Dismissing them can ...

Is economic self-sufficiency a myth? On this week's Trumponomics, journalist and author Ben Chu explains why economies—and particularly the US—shouldn’t take globalization for granted. Listen on Apple ...

Alexithymia is when you have trouble identifying, understanding, or naming your emotions. The word comes from the Greek language and literally means "lacking words for feelings." It's not a mental ...

Brain zaps are one of many symptoms you may have if you stop taking an antidepressant medication. They can feel like electrical flashes in your brain. You also might get one if you take your medicine ...

What Is Generalized Pustular Psoriasis? Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is the rarest form of psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune skin condition. GPP can be severe, even life-threatening. The disease ...

Stopping antidepressants doesn’t lead to as many withdrawal symptoms as previously thought, according to a new study. In a large trial examining the crucial weeks after people end treatment, ...