After knee surgery, many young adults get braces to help their recovery. But here’s the catch: people often say they wear them more than they actually do. That’s because asking patients how long they use their braces depends on their memory—and memories can be tricky. For example, someone might thin
A sudden hospital closure in Oak Park has left a Chicago neighborhood struggling to get quick emergency help. When Rev. Ira Acree’s wife needed medical care recently, the trip to the closest hospital took 20 minutes by ambulance instead of the usual five-minute drive. That extra time can mean the di
In the world of medical tech, a new debate is heating up: can smart computer programs match human experts at catching early signs of a dangerous throat cancer called esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? This rare but serious cancer often hides in plain sight during routine check-ups, making early det
Back in the 1940s and 1950s, polio was the summer nightmare no parent could escape. Kids would catch it from dirty water or even just a handshake, and suddenly they couldn’t move their legs or breathe on their own. The disease didn’t care about rich or poor—it paralyzed about 58, 000 Americans in on
Funding shortages are quietly harming medical progress. Clinical trials once offered lifelines to patients with advanced cancer, turning fatal diagnoses into manageable conditions. New treatments like gene-editing saved babies with rare metabolic disorders. Meanwhile, pancreatic cancer patients now
Starting a family can feel like a roll‑of‑dice, but there are real steps you can take to tilt the odds in your favor. First, keep your body healthy: a balanced diet and regular movement help regulate ovulation for women and improve sperm quality for men. If you’re carrying extra weight, consider saf
In a quiet home, an elderly woman struggles with hearing loss and dizziness. Doctors can’t explain her condition. They suspect it might relate to her past—a dark time in a Nazi concentration camp. During World War II, she was part of cruel medical experiments. Many records from that time were destro
More adults in their 20s to 40s are ending up in hospitals after strokes, a trend that flips the old assumption that strokes only happen to older people. High blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity—once linked mostly to older age groups—are now common in younger adults too. Many don’t even realize th
The University of South Carolina made a major change to its medical school this year. They renamed it after Florence doctor Edward Floyd and his wife, Kay. The announcement happened during a private gathering on May 22. The decision honors years of support and giving back to the university. Edward
Doctors dealing with rare genetic conditions often struggle to pinpoint diagnoses quickly. Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) has long been tricky to identify because its symptoms overlap with several other disorders. After years of research, specialists have now agreed on clearer rules for spotting BBS ea
