Cerebrovascular disease affects blood flow to the brain, increasing stroke risk. Learn about its different types, causes, ...

RASHES, soreness and noticeable changes in discharge are usually the first symptoms we think of when it comes to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is however, one lesser-known symptom ...

There are four stages of syphilis. What symptoms you have depends on which stage of the disease you’re in. But the stages can overlap, and symptoms don’t always develop in the same order.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the United States, syphilis cases rose by nearly 80% between 2018 and 2023, with 209,253 cases reported in the latest year of data. The infection, which can be ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). You can get it from having sex with someone who has it. It’s easily treated with antibiotics but can lead to serious problems if it’s not ...

A man said a lack of care for his 96-year-old mother following a stroke after she left hospital, left her bedridden and without dignity in her final days. Vivien Lester spent nearly two weeks ...

Stroke treatment is complicated. The timing of different types of stroke treatment is crucial to achieving the best outcome. Immediate stroke intervention often focuses on medical stabilization.

To the untrained eye, functional neurological disorder can resemble other conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis ... Symptoms may include paralysis or abnormal movements such as tremors ...

“Up to half of all ischemic strokes in younger adults are of unknown causes, and they are more common in women,” said Dr. Jukka Putaala, head of the stroke unit at Helsinki University Hospital ...

5,400 cases of paralysis from polio, 10.3 million hospitalizations, and 159,200 deaths. Small increases in vaccination rates of around 5% could keep measles from becoming endemic, the researchers ...

Pope Francis died on April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday, Reuters reported. The pope had fallen into ...

For example, it can trigger the rare Guillain-Barré Syndrome: a condition that causes muscle weakness and even paralysis. While the autoimmune disorder’s cause is not fully understood ...