Health Beyond Headlines

Overweight and obesity are commonly discussed in terms of calories, diet, and exercise, but body weight is regulated by biological systems that are considerably more complex than that explanation suggests.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is drawing attention to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a condition that can cause repeated episodes of severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Dengue is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, and although it has long been associated with tropical and subtropical regions, it is no longer something that only travelers need to think about. The virus circulates in many parts of the world, and local transmission can occur wherever mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue are established.

Sometimes, anxiety does not feel like anxiety. It may look like a mind that will not slow down, a constant feeling that something is about to go wrong, or a body that seems to be reacting to a danger you cannot quite identify.