It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

Hospital policies matter in Texas, a state that banned abortion. Just look at the difference between Houston and Dallas.

Learn about HPV screening and the challenges in accessing it. First-void urine may offer a non-invasive solution for all.

Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, triggering inflammation and nerve damage, which may help explain why many cancer patients experience debilitating pain as a side effect, ...

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 50 million Americans and millions more worldwide.

On World Pneumonia Day, experts discuss why the killer disease claims the lives of nearly one lakh Indian children under five ...

Findings indicate blood group A elevates the risk of primary biliary cholangitis, suggesting ABO group analysis could aid in ...

Dr Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, has disclosed that nearly 50,000 female condoms stocked ...

Warning: This story contains graphic photos of this dog's injuries that some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is ...

A comprehensive review has revealed that gut bacteria play a pivotal role in regulating sleep, linking microbial imbalance to insomnia, obstructive sleep apnoea and other disorders. The study ...