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To diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome, doctors often ask patients to perform certain maneuvers, such as hand elevation, Phalen’s test and Tinel’s sign.

There’s no shame in viewing your test results alongside your doctor. It’s what I do too.

There is no conclusive evidence that knuckle cracking causes serious or lasting harm, including arthritis.

Danielle Fishel, who played Topanga in “Boy Meets World,” said she was diagnosed with a form of breast cancer known as DCIS and urged others to get mammograms.

Dermaplaning is an effective way to remove peach fuzz, but it is not a permanent solution.

Runners often face gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea and nausea, but there are ways to alleviate them.

A study found that toilet plumes can spread germs and pathogens into the air when you flush. But in most cases, you are unlikely to become sick from the germs.

Scientists observed two massive molecular shifts during midlife in the human body. They say it underscores how uneven the aging process can be.

People can catch Legionnaires’ disease by inhaling small water droplets containing Legionella, a bacteria.

Some patients are delaying care because of pain during an IUD procedure. Now federal health officials want providers to be more responsive to patient concerns.

Increasing autoimmune diseases are influenced by genetics, environment, modern lifestyle and many other factors.

At one point she feared she was experiencing a psychotic break; her husband wondered if she was secretly drinking.

The opposite of the placebo efect, the nocebo effect may elicit symptoms of feeling sick, even when the intervention is a sham.

A recent study estimated that 40 percent of new cancer diagnoses in U.S. adults were due to modifiable factors such as diet and lifestyle.

People can lose the ability to smell chronic bad breath — when the nose smells an odor so often that it loses the ability to smell it at all.

A fast heart rate can have numerous causes, such as anxiety, dehydration or cardiac arrhythmia. Quick actions that engage the vagus nerve may slow it down.

Stress, lack of sleep and caffeine use are common culprits. Blepharospasms and hemifacial spasms are among conditions that may require treatment.

In our weekly Well+Being chat, health reporter Fenit Nirappil answered your questions about the latest covid wave.