Conditions & Diseases

Menin­gi­tis is rare but can become seri­ous quick­ly — espe­cial­ly bac­te­r­i­al menin­gi­tis. With cas­es ris­ing nation­al­ly and recent alerts in Chica­go, it’s impor­tant to rec­og­nize ear­ly warn­ing signs. Learn the symp­toms in adults and chil­dren, when to seek emer­gency care, who is at high­er risk, and how vac­ci­na­tion and prompt treat­ment can pro­tect your family.

Accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC), approx­i­mate­ly eight to ten per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion will become sick with an influen­za (flu) virus each year. Addi­tion­al­ly, the aver­age Amer­i­can will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infec­tions and pro­duce a vari­ety of unpleas­ant symp­toms. Colds often are accom­pa­nied by nasal con­ges­tion and/​or a run­ny nose, sneez­ing, cough­ing and a sore throat. Flu virus­es can cause sim­i­lar symp­toms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diar­rhea and vom­it­ing. While there is no cure for either ill­ness, sev­er­al over-the-counter med­ica­tions and home reme­dies may offer symp­tom relief.

The only thing worse than get­ting hit with a cold or the flu is shar­ing it with your whole fam­i­ly. Many virus­es can live for up to 24 hours, while oth­ers can linger for days. Here are tips on how to safe­guard against spread­ing germs includ­ing infor­ma­tion on where they like to hide and how to deep clean after ill­ness strikes.

If you’re snor­ing loud­er than usu­al and can’t shake the exhaus­tion no mat­ter how much you sleep, your body might be fight­ing for air all night long. Women are espe­cial­ly at risk of miss­ing the warn­ing signs, and untreat­ed sleep apnea can lead to seri­ous heart prob­lems, stroke, and dan­ger­ous day­time drowsiness.

Tried every diet and work­out plan, but the scale won’t budge? Bariatric surgery might be more acces­si­ble than you think – and it could be the game-chang­er that final­ly helps you lose weight, reverse dia­betes, and reclaim your health.

Think you’re healthy? Your body could be hid­ing silent killers like high blood pres­sure, pre­di­a­betes, or skin can­cer that have zero symp­toms until it’s too late. Your pri­ma­ry care doc­tor can catch these sneaky con­di­tions ear­ly, which is why that annu­al check­up might lit­er­al­ly save your life

Every child’s mind is unique, but when focus, ener­gy, or impul­siv­i­ty start get­ting in the way, it could be more than ​“just being a kid.” Learn how Duly pedi­a­tri­cians help par­ents rec­og­nize ADHD ear­ly and guide chil­dren toward thriv­ing with the right support.

AI chat­bots are answer­ing mil­lions of health ques­tions dai­ly, but one study found they gave dan­ger­ous­ly wrong advice about mix­ing med­ica­tions that could cause some­one to faint. While these dig­i­tal doc­tors can help you prep for appoint­ments and find basic health info, know­ing when to trust them (and when to run to a real physi­cian) could lit­er­al­ly save your life.

For near­ly 10 years, Bob­by lived with excru­ci­at­ing back pain that kept him awake every night and made lift­ing his tod­dler unbear­able. One surgery changed every­thing; now he’s com­plete­ly pain-free.

Two-thirds of moms are burned out, and it’s not just being tired, it’s a real con­di­tion that can destroy your health and rela­tion­ships. Here’s how to spot the warn­ing signs and actu­al­ly fix it before it gets worse.