Absent aggressive state oversight, providers largely police themselves. That lack of accountability can have devastating results for residents.

According to research published in the National Library of Medicine, vegetarian diets can influence thyroid function due to variations in nutrient intake. Foods such as Brazil nuts, lentils ...

A heat rash typically looks like tiny bumps on your skin. These bumps are sometimes filled with fluid. They can show up anywhere that you sweat a lot, like under the breasts, the groin ...

Whether clinicians are accurately diagnosing thyroid disease was at issue for Chinese researchers who demonstrated that adding subgroup differences according to age, sex, or race when testing for ...

Pictures of Lyme disease rash can help you know if you have this condition. A telltale sign of Lyme disease is a red, circular, or oval rash that expands over time like a bull's-eye. This type of ...

Thyroid disorders affect approximately 12% of people worldwide, but women experience these conditions at rates up to eight times higher than men. This stark gender disparity stems from complex ...

Researchers created thyroid function reference ranges adjusted for age, sex and racial-ethnic background. Using age-, sex- and race-specific reference ranges may improve the diagnosis of thyroid ...

Iodine plays a crucial role in thyroid hormone biosynthesis, and iodine deficiency can lead to goiter, thyroid nodules, and hypothyroidism. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a daily ...

The following slides show pictures of rashes due to contact dermatitis, a hay fever rash, and other allergic and sensitivity reactions. To see all the pictures on one screen, click “view all.” ...

Viral skin rashes (also known as viral exanthems) can cause itching, irritation, and pain — and possibly symptoms like fever or fatigue. Unlike allergic rashes, which happen when your immune ...

An upgraded version of Google’s medical chatbot can use smartphone photos to diagnose rashes and can evaluate a host of other types of medical imagery — improving the bot’s ability to ...

The study found that by using age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals, they can reclassify many patients who are thought to have thyroid disease, especially those with subclinical ...