Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Councilwoman at-large Channel Elston was successful in her bid to become the next Ward 1 representative by topping on Tuesday (Nov. 4) current Ward 1 Councilman Mark McMillian.

Fire destroys home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra A large fire erupted Thursday morning at the home of Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A large fire erupted Thursday ...

DeKalb County Fire Rescue crews are working to contain a large warehouse fire Monday morning. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach is at the scene on Paul Edwin Drive, where more than a dozen fire trucks have ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire and Rescue is on the scene of a large house fire in northwest Atlanta. NewsChopper 2 is flying over the scene on Habersham Way, where flames are still coming from the home.

Crohn’s disease. Ulcerative colitis. You may have heard these names during the commercial breaks of your favorite show. If so, you’ve heard of the most common forms of a group of medical conditions ...

Brian Robert Boulay does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The US humorist Christopher Morley once described the human body as “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing”. He wasn’t wrong: from our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems to our guts and urinary ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

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When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...