Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

There’s nothing quite so scary as being blindsided by health news. You may be feeling OK, maybe even great, then you learn something that shakes you to your core and sends you down a seemingly ...

TV actor Dipika Kakar will probably have to go back to the hospital for a few days after doctors discovered a small cyst on her during a recent medical check-up. The update was given by [...] ...

Joint stiffness and unexplained aches during summer may be linked to dehydration rather than ageing or injury. Orthopaedic expert Dr Hemant Sharma explains how fluid loss reduces cartilage cushioning ...

A growing body of research suggests ACE inhibitors — one of the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications — may slow biological aging at the cellular level, even when started later in life.

Abdominal pain is the leading reason for emergency room visits among children aged 5 and older. A doctor explains when an examination is necessary and what you can do at home.

After having her fibroids surgically removed, Lupita Nyong’o says they've returned. She has partnered with a foundation to ...

As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.

Both Gary LeGros, 70, a Jeanerette city judge, and Paul Herman Toups, an 84-year-old retired small-business owner, underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, a minimally invasive ...

Medical experts stress that paying attention to your heart — and recognizing warning signs early — can make all the ...

In the middle of October, Brandon Philpot went to what he thought would be a routine doctor’s visit and walked out with a diagnosis that changed everything.