LANSING — Tuberculosis continues to be a health problem in Michigan, but officials say the infectious disease is largely under control in the state. Numbers from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, show a 5% national increase in cases in 2022, with figures in ...
It is very important for all of us to know our personal family medical history, especially the medical history of our personal first degree relatives. A first degree relative is defined as a parent, a sister or brother, or a child. Because of the increased risk of developing various cancers ...
Heart problems are considered serious business, as well they should be. You can lose half of your intestines and do okay, but you can’t function without your heart working properly. As a general rule, a malfunctioning heart is not conducive to a healthy life. But the cardiovascular system ...
NEW YORK — Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through ...
On that particular sunny day as Amelle was walking with her family in the North Region of Cameroon, she was bitten by a snake. She remembered the snake making a “sizzling” warning sound but couldn’t move fast enough to avoid the swift bite. She was 25 year old, and 7 months pregnant. Her ...
The human body is a biological machine of great complexity, an understatement if ever there was one. It is for this reason that so much ignorance remains on the topic. Obviously, we have learned a tremendous amount about how the body works but there are many medical mysteries for which we have ...