Nurse practitioners and physician assistants often practice medicine just like MDs. Here’s what sets them apart. If you’ve ever checked out the initials listed after various providers’ names at any...

Approximately one-third of the American population is at risk for vitamin deficiencies or anemia , also known as iron deficiency. People are starting to become aware of more common nutrient defici...

You’re probably not waking up in the morning wondering how your sartorius muscle is functioning, what amount of digestive juice your pancreas is producing, or what brain synapses are firing. Inste...

They’re certainly not the first topic of conversation you may want to discuss at a brunch table, but urinary tract infections, or UTIs, especially recurrent UTIs, are more common in sexually active,...

You’re just hormonal… You’re just sleep -deprived… You just need to relax… It’s all in your head… These are just some of the things women with postpartum anxiety hear when they try to talk abo...

Wanting to fall asleep but not being able to is an incredibly frustrating experience. It’s also an extremely common one. In fact, doctors are seeing this type of insomnia so frequently these days,...

If you’ve ever Googled symptoms like fatigue or mood swings, you’ve probably heard of hormone imbalances . But what are they really? Read on to discover the most common hormone imbalances, what c...

Anxiety is one of the most prevalent conditions in the US. Over 40 million Americans experience an anxiety disorder, though with more awareness, that figure could be much higher. Everyone is aware...

A lagging libido can point to problems simmering below your body’s surface. Low sex drive in women is common, but if it’s related to a medical issue, it’s important to get to the root cause. Here’s...

For people who are trying to conceive, are pregnant, or are newly postpartum , Googling health topics in the middle of the night is standard operating procedure. There are so many questions that co...