Jul. 17, 2025 -- What is hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)? Why is it often misdiagnosed, and what does effective care look like? We spoke to Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD, dermatologist and director of the ...

What Are Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment? Research from 2024 confirms that people of color more often get a late diagnosis. They also get needed treatment less ...

Conditions in the PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), such as CLOVES syndrome, fibroadipose hyperplasia, and megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP), are very rare diseases. Doctors ...

Cytolytic vaginosis, which is sometimes called "lactobacillus overgrowth syndrome" or "Doderlein's cytolysis," is thought to happen when too much of a certain type of bacteria grows in your vagina.

If you have idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), a chronic disorder marked by an urgent need to sleep during the day, the extreme sleepiness you often feel doesn't ease after a full night in bed. A proper ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and back pain and stiffness. Though it’s thought to be most common in white men, the disease also affects women and ...

I’m 56 and I live in Baltimore, MD. Last year, I discovered I have psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I used to be a software systems engineer, but I’m no longer working because of my disability. My journey ...

When I found out I have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a type of inherited retinal dystrophy, I was shocked. Nobody in my family has vision problems. I had some trouble with my vision, but I thought it ...

If you’re having symptoms like muscle cramps, twitching, and tingling, it could behypoparathyroidism (hypoPT). It happens when your body doesn’t make enough parathyroid hormone (PTH) or has undetected ...

Julie Bloch Johnson, 32, spent years thinking her daytime sleepiness was normal. Sure, sometimes she needed to pinch herself to stay awake, and she could take a nap anytime she closed her eyes. But ...

The right AFib treatment can head off complications like stroke and heart attack. But many people who have AFib aren’t diagnosed until there’s a serious problem. And others aren't using the most ...