DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 52 years old and enjoy long walks with my husband and our dog. I recently started to experience pain in my left calf during our walks. The leg pain goes away when I rest.

A stone bruise—or heel fat pad syndrome—is a general term for pain in the bottom of your heel in the squishy part of it (called the fat pad). The fat pad's job is to absorb pressure when you ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green has been ruled out of Monday's home game against the Boston Celtics with a left calf strain, while Stephen Curry is questionable ...

A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte ...

Fat deposits in muscles can increase the risk of a heart emergency For every 1% increase in muscle fat, there’s a 7% increased risk of death, heart attack or heart failure This risk was ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...