Scientists who study chronic pain have long puzzled over a particular type of scenario: A man and woman get into a car accident and sustain the same injuries. But the woman experiences long-lasting ...

PADUCAH — Heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity are often viewed as separate health conditions, but medical experts say they are closely connected and can compound over time. According ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have identified a specific brain circuit that plays a crucial role in deciding whether pain becomes chronic, a finding that could someday lead to new ...

The epidemic that wiped out tens of thousands of deer in southeastern Ohio during summer and fall offered a spectacular reminder of what pathogens in the wild can do. The outbreak of epizootic ...

“Our winners are redefining what it means to live boldly with chronic illness. They are resilient, creative, and committed to building a better world.” — Lilly Stairs BOSTON, Feb. 4, 2026 / PRZen / ...

Children who experience malevolent wartime living conditions, and wartime violence in particular, are more likely than adolescents or young adults to develop chronic pain later in life, according to a ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Last spring, Alabama’s DeKalb County Schools invited local physicians to lunch. The reason: Too many ...

With chronic back pain, discomfort and uncertainty often outlast solutions. Through a five-year, $3 million National Institutes of Health grant, Charles Huang, a University of Miami College of ...

This image shows a section of sinus tissue with mast cells accumulating in the center (purple). A new study from UC San Diego has found that Veterans with chronic rhinosinusitis from airborne toxins ...

National outlets declared Utah had solved chronic homelessness in 2015 through a “simple” program of taking people off the street and putting them in a home. A decade of this “housing first” ...

The Pallet 24 cabins are pictured behind the Lawrence Community Shelter, 3655 E. 25th St., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Douglas County staff will soon be briefing county commissioners on progress, next ...

One morning in January 2006, Rachel Weaver, a 20-something aspiring writer who was about to start grad school in Colorado, woke up to a hurricane; except the hurricane was whirling within her own body ...