Dr. Maseray Kamara shares how her family's healthcare struggles in Sierra Leon fueled her work in colorectal surgery.

Understanding these hereditary health patterns ... with known family history. Alzheimer’s disease shows complex inheritance patterns, with both early-onset and late-onset forms having genetic ...

The hour-long TLC special, “Big Family, Big City,” follows the de la Mottes (of The Happy Caravan YouTube channel), a family of 13 facing a major lifestyle change. Parents Mark and Amber ...

improving everything from heart health and balance to flexibility and psychological well-being. But McCullough notes that prior studies have not measured the "dose" of free-form dance given ...

she was handed a standard medical intake form, filled with routine questions about her family’s health history. But as an adopted child with no access to that information, she was left with a ...

The pope has a history of respiratory problems, having part of his lung removed in 1957 due to infection. Francis has also experienced other health issues in recent years, including sciatica and ...

One of the most effective ways to help reduce cancer risk is by knowing your family’s health history. “Our genetics affect our risk of cancer, but many people are unaware of their family’s ...

Anyone who enters the LAF must enroll in the Occupational Health program to have their health risks assessed in relation to working with animals.

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How about drug and alcohol use or the state of your family’s mental health? This information is part of your family health history, and it is a big predictor of your overall health risk. AMA ...

Washington, MA, is a fellow in ethics at Harvard Medical School. The importance of facing up to health care’s past crystalized for her in 2001, when she presented a paper at conference on the history ...