A new flu variant fueling a fast-paced rise in cases across the state has brought with it some symptoms unlike those many have come to associate with the virus. As cases reach "very high" levels in ...

Flu cases are surging across the United States, with 32 states and jurisdictions reporting high or very high activity. A new influenza strain, Subclade K or "super flu," has emerged, though it has not ...

It's the time of sneezing, coughing, hacking and wheezing. Cases of the flu are surging throughout much of the United States as the new year begins. In its latest Influenza Surveillance Report, ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation are common symptoms of bowel obstruction. Partial bowel obstruction symptoms may come and go for days or weeks before worsening. Intussusception in children ...

A thyroid storm can cause a rapid heart rate, fever, sweating, and shakiness. Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeats may occur as your heart works harder. Life-threatening symptoms of a thyroid ...

Being overweight or obese does raise your risk for some pregnancy and labor complications, but many of these are manageable – ...

Somewhere on the seven seas a 19-year-old Navy fireman was inside a minesweeper’s boiler, chipping off scale, when somebody turned on the steam. Three times the boy plunged at the “curtain of steam ...