Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are increasingly being used by people to look up symptoms, understand possible health conditions, and seek quick medical guidance online. Due to the popularity of ...

Clinicians should pick up on “red flags” that can indicate when psychiatric symptoms are related to an underlying medical issue, including sudden onset, medical comorbidities, recent illness, and ...

Diarrhea, or watery stools, is a common symptom of numerous underlying causes that can be treatable at home or with over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Diarrhea may resolve on its own after a couple ...

A symptom diary can be a useful tool for recording symptoms. It can be used to monitor an existing health condition or general health. A symptom diary can include further details, such as what helps ...

When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again. Because she’s allergic to strep bacteria, she says her illness turned into scarlet fever several ...

Even in today’s world of medical breakthroughs, it isn’t unusual for a patient to present to their doctor with a set of symptoms that don’t neatly fit into a currently understood diagnosis. Sometimes, ...

Anxiety is a response to potential danger. Sometimes, we experience anxiety when there is no danger. In that case, if the anxiety causes significant distress or impairs functioning, it may be from an ...