A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury that affects how your brain functions. These effects can be short-term, lasting only a few hours or a couple of...
A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body...
If you’re experiencing sudden bouts of dizziness while lying down or rolling over, you may have a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
A stroke can come out of nowhere, and it can be permanently life-altering, both for the victim and for their friends and family. However, just as the severity of a...
To date, lecanemab is the first traditional approval of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab holds promise for patients in early stages of the disease.
About 800,000 Americans have a stroke each year. Learning the signs of symptoms of stroke can lead to faster treatment and less brain damage from the stroke.
The sudden passing of "Saving Private Ryan" actor Tom Sizemore from a ruptured brain aneurysm has brought heightened awareness to this silent health condition. While aneurysms are relatively common—affecting 1...
The family of Bruce Willis recently revealed that the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD. While you’ve likely heard of dementia and associate the health condition with...
Sudden facial paralysis or drooping of the face can be alarming because those are often signs of a stroke. If you have these symptoms, you should seek medical help right...
You are intent on going somewhere for a meaningful purpose. But when you reach your destination, you can't recall why you needed to be there. Could this common occurrence be...
The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate at any time.When it does reactivate, in rare cases, a shingles outbreak can affect a nerve near one of your ears. This is...
