You likely experienced Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), a complication that comes from prior infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chicken pox and...
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The Mystery of Long COVID
As the Omicron variants of COVID-19 have almost completely replaced the more dangerous Delta variant that drove the harrowing days of the COVID pandemic, most...
Virus Discovery Leads to Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough
In January, a scientific study garnered the kind of attention normally reserved for celebrity gossip. Researchers reported that multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune inflammatory disease...
Better Vision Through Eye Drops
Reading glasses are a necessity for almost everyone over age 50, but a newly approved eye drop promises to make them obsolete. We reached out...
Throat Cancer Is on the Rise
In the past, cancer of the throat was mainly a disease of heavy tobacco use and drinking. Thanks to a successful public health campaign promoting...
Cardiac Valve Disease
The “golden years” are meant to be a time of ease and relaxation, of enjoying retirement, and playing with grandchildren, but a stealthy health issue...
Protect Your Heart During Menopause
Menopause is known to cause plenty of unpleasant symptoms, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, disrupted sleep, and mood changes. But what many women don’t...
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa can be an unpredictable disease. One person may have an occasional small, painful bump in the armpit, while another may have chronic pain,...
The Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is more common than glaucoma and cataracts put together, and it’s the leading cause of vision loss in people over age...
Is This Normal?
You may have cold urticaria, an extreme reaction to cold. People with this condition have mast cells in the skin that release histamine and other...
Psoriasis Complications
People tend to think of psoriasis as a skin condition, and it’s easy to see why. The most visible symptom is red patches covered by...
New Crohn’s Guidance
You wouldn’t fight a forest fire with a garden hose, right? But for many years, that’s how doctors approached Crohn’s disease treatment, tamping down painful,...
