Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ties might be the single biggest predictor of our well-being. Social connections are sometimes called “social capital” for good reason: They ...

When young, healthy soldiers began getting sick by the dozens in March, 1918, military physicians were baffled by what might be causing it. Courtesy: NARA At Fort Riley, Kansas, an Army private ...

French pox is now called syphilis. Consumption is the old term for tuberculosis. Dropsy, which is swelling caused by fluid retention, is an outdated term. Discover the fascinating history behind ...

Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute polyradiculoneuropathy that occurs because of an abnormal inflammatory response in the peripheral nervous system, is clinically characterized by ...