For some children, the return to school after winter break might induce anxiety. To help, try to maintain your school routine ...

Living organ donors commonly donate their kidney or part of their liver. The need for transplantable organs outpaces their ...

You may be at risk for insomnia if you have anxiety, are a women, work irregular hours or if you have a family history of the ...

Benign and cancerous thyroid nodules can still cause significant symptoms. Treatment includes radiofrequency ablation.

People who have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) have reactions to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye or barley grains. But there are important differences between these ...

When it comes to heart disease, there are some risk factors outside of your control. Fortunately, you can manage 90% of them. Some changes are about lifestyle and others are about getting medical care ...

“The influenza virus spreads through droplets when people sneeze, talk, play instruments or sing,” explains Dr. Ryan Hicks, a family medicine physician at Advocate Health Care. “It can also spread by ...

The fall and winter months can be hard for your mental health, not just from the usual holiday stress, but also from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The disorder has seen an uptick in awareness in ...

Often imitating symptoms similar to a heart attack, the sudden onset of a panic attack can be an alarming experience. The sensation is your body’s fight or flight mode kicked into high gear. That’s ...