In this Putting It Into Practice column, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, FACP, MACE, ECNU, talks with David Thorpe, founder and CEO ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new tool can help physicians determine which patients with localized pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) have an increased risk for cancer ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was running for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination when he sat for an interview with Jordan B. Peterson, a controversial Canadian psychologist, during his eponymous ...

Brunilda Nazario, MD: The thyroid is located at the base of the neck. It's a very small gland. Probably the size of a small butterfly. Right about your Adam's apple. So the thyroid produces thyroid ...

Hypertension affects over 1.3 billion people, and it is a major contributor to death and morbidity from cardiovascular disease and stroke. iRAS (inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system) are used ...

Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They act on various tissues and organs in the body to change their behavior. For example, the hormone prolactin stimulates the production of breastmilk.

The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones. These hormones help control many important body functions, including the body's ability to change calories into energy ...

Pollution is the leading cause of premature death globally. Fossil fuels contribute to chemical pollution through production of petrochemicals, many of which interfere with hormonal function ...

The idea of nervous system regulation may be perplexing, but can it help with our mysterious and stubborn health problems? Lately, everyone seems to be talking about what happens when the nervous ...

As a veterinary science researcher, equine surgeon and sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist, I’ve seen firsthand the similarities between horses and humans. There’s a principle in medicine ...

Two major endocrine/metabolic diseases, obesity and type 2 diabetes, are among the most significant public health issues in modern society with important sex- and gender-based differences. As with ...