World Health News

By Diane Marshall, as told to Keri WigintonThe choice to get treatment for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a no-brainer....

Traditional Western medicine hasn’t typically concerned itself with spiritual well-being. But that might be changing as a growing body of evidence shows spiritual and...

By Dawn Buse, PhD, as told to Keri WigintonHeadache disorders, including migraine, consistently rank among the leading causes of disability worldwide, especially for those ages...

Illustration by Iris Johnson John Birmingham, a magazine editor, was startled to find his wife, Lola -- dressed for work and for a birthday gathering...

Jan. 24, 2024 – If old bottles of prescription medicines and over-the-counter pain relievers are gathering dust behind your bathroom mirror, you’re not alone....

Jan. 22, 2024 – In the 1979 comedy Manhattan, Mary (played by Diane Keaton) tells Isaac (Woody Allen) to vent his frustrations so they can...

When Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey, she may have been doing more than filling her tummy."Curds" is...

Illustration by Iris Johnson By Paul RogersIn 2016, CIA officers in Havana, Cuba, started having unexplained health issues. They reported a persistent piercing sound followed...

Jan. 16, 2024 – There is no shortage of reasons why getting health and lifeadvice from TikTok is a bad idea. We’ve scoured the site...

In the summer of 2005, Qasim Amin Nathari was giving the sermon for Jumuah (Friday prayers in the Muslim religion) to about 200 members...