An estimated 42% of U.S. adults aged 30 years or older have periodontitis, with about 7.8% of those adults having severe ...

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At a press conference last week, Dr Heather Jarrell, New Mexico's chief medical examiner, said Arakawa died of hantavirus ...

In a study led by Honghuang Lin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass ...

Georgia lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that will affect tens of thousands of Georgians living with dementia and ...

It's hard to trust the disease statistics when cognitive tests often are not completed, write Robert Brownell and Dr. Yogesh ...

Gene Hackman was cared for by his wife in his final years. Her unexpected death highlights the essential and challenging job ...

Gene Hackman’s wife died of hantavirus, but could his own death be linked to infection? New research suggests infections may ...

An appointment with Wendell Helveston, M.D., a neurologist in Hattiesburg, MS, led to a series of diagnostic tests, such as ...

"Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to ...