MEDICINE

Your spit can tell you much more about your health than whether you should be flossing.

1. A scratch could become deadly.

The peptide only exists in the umbilical cords and circulatory systems of newborn babies for about two weeks; then it disappears.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome are so obscure that most doctors have never heard of them.

A controversial new study finds that humanity may have already reached the peak of its natural lifespan.

An IED took all four of his limbs. A team of 12 surgeons needed 14 hours to replace two of them.

The last case of endemic measles was in 2002.

The U.S. military studies everything from uniform button placement to traveler's diarrhea to organ transplants with the same intense rigor.

And around colleges, they're filled with caffeine and nicotine to boot.

Jennie Bushnell was terrified her six children would be seen as freaks—so she kept their remarkable birth a secret.

A recent study of Ebola patients revealed a surprising finding.

The tiny pods will help you simplify your sick days.