Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause symptoms such as brittle hair and nails, mouth ulcers, bleeding gums, vision problems, patches of scaly skin, hair loss, and restless leg syndrome. Common ...

Gastrointestinal infections (GIs) are caused by bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella, viruses like norovirus and rotavirus, or parasites like Giardia. They spread through contaminated food, water, or ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Viral respiratory infections – including the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV – affect the upper and lower respiratory tracts and spread primarily through airborne droplets when an infected person ...