MEDICINE

Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.

Tuberculosis patients were asked to carry their phlegm around all day in a flask.

Sometimes the treatment is worse than the condition itself.

The answer might surprise you.

Pain ranges from sharp stabbing to a pins-and-needle sensation.

The brilliant painter and inventor may have been cross-eyed.

Doctors don't know what causes it or how to treat it.

NASA technologies have dozens of applications outside of space exploration.

They call it the "practice" of medicine for a reason.

The persuasive ads can run afoul of FDA regulations and may not be telling you the whole story.

These were the most unusual scientific studies of the past year.

There's a very real reason why your grandmother’s chicken soup makes you feel better when you're sick.