Your feet can tell you a lot about your general health condition or warn you of underlying health conditions. From pesky foot ...

Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Foot problems run the gamut from blisters caused by wearing the wrong shoes to ...

Kimberlin, who previously collaborated with Dr. Jonas Salk to develop the first FDA-approved cell-based immunotherapy, ...

Hospitals must provide surgical flap closure for Stage III/IV bedsores to prevent severe complications, as discharging patients to nursing homes is unsafe Discharging salvageable patients to ...

Fashner J, Gitu AC. Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease and H. pylori Infection. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Feb 15;91(4):236-42. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ...

some people should be careful with heated foot massagers. “Usually you’ll feel it. But if you’re a person who doesn’t have normal feelings in your feet from diabetes or other types of ...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. Your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t effectively use the insulin it makes. The hormone insulin moves ...

In the past, type 2 diabetes was most often seen in older adults. Now, it’s becoming increasingly common in teens and children due to dietary factors, rates of obesity, and low levels of ...

For a long time, dieting and exercise were the only realistic options for many people who wanted to lose weight, but recent pharmaceutical advances have led to the development of weight loss drugs.

Muscle and bone play very important roles in our health. Muscle is really important for a number of reasons including that it helps us control our blood sugar. Blood sugar control isn't as good in ...

People with diabetes often also have nerve damage causing numbness in their feet. They may not be aware of having peripheral artery disease until a foot ulcer that doesn't heal appears.