HEALTH

Hospital technology has come a long way since the beginning of the 20th century. Which is a good thing, as it means that doctors and nurses wear face masks and surgical gloves.

Let's dig in to this slightly geeky technical problem—one that literally means the difference between life and death.

Kind of. Boredom won’t directly kill you on its own, but it does make it more likely that a handful of other things will put you six feet under.

A recent study finds that bumping fists rather than shaking hands in hospitals reduces the spread of bacteria.

From herb and fat concoctions to various forms of animal poop potions, here are some historical hair loss remedies you probably don't want to slather on your head.

Doctors now have a bit of a better understanding of why some shed bloody tears, yet in many cases, it remains a mystery. Here are a few things we know.

First reported in the 1700s, the mental disorder where people suffer the nihilistic delusion that they are dead or no longer exist, that's also called "Walking Corpse Syndrome" is still a mystery.

We know you’re just itching to know all about some of history’s nastiest viruses and the horrifying diseases they cause in humans.

There's a major difference between your body and your environment.

Large animals tend to live longer than smaller ones. But this isn't the case for most breeds of dog. What gives?