These days, epidurals have become one of the most popular methods of relieving labor pain. Around 50% of women who birth in hospitals will have an epidural. Epidural anesthesia blocks the nerve ...

Spinal epidural empyema (SEE) is defined as the accumulation of purulent material in the epidural space of the vertebral canal (1). It can affect humans (2), dogs (3–7), and other species (8–13) ...

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Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened by a mystery flu-like illness dubbed ‘Disease X’ that was first detected in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in ...

More cases of a mysterious flu-like illness labeled “Disease X” were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the World Health Organization has dispatched a rapid response team to ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how 'bad' cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The ...

Heart disease isn't just one thing. It's a number of conditions that can affect how your heart works. Heart disease can also be called cardiovascular disease, though that term covers blood vessels ...

aInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA bDepartment of Health Metrics Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA ...

No one chooses to get addicted. The process of addiction is set in motion automatically, by the brain’s response to a behavior repeated often enough because it is reinforced by the very ...

A mysterious illness, which the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling "disease X," has killed at least 31 people — mostly children — in the remote Panzi region of the ...