MEDICINE

Up to 70 percent of people have experienced hypnic jerks, but they’re usually nothing to worry about.

You might think they’re unnecessary, because so many people have had their tonsils removed—but tonsils actually serve an important role in your immune system.

It's 200 times thinner than human hair, and you won't find it at Olive Garden anytime soon.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000-year history, the caduceus had nothing to do with medicine. 

Anesthesia is a complex mixture of medications that lessen pain during procedures. Different types affect the body in different ways.

A case study of a man in Australia is highlighting the return of a disease associated with Elizabethan sailors and polar explorers.

Barring some dramatic medical advancements, living into your eighties remains the best-case scenario.

Science reinforces that it’s never too late to stop smoking.

In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re tackling some fun facts—and the occasional harsh truth—about the careers you imagined for yourself as a kid.

Not only is there a chronic shortage of organ donations in the U.S.—there multiple myths about the process.

The unusual respiratory illness was named for a 1976 outbreak among attendees of an American Legion conference.

Caffeine is just one of the things that may be to blame for the irritating spasms.