For decades a small number of hardy souls have celebrated New Year’s in the most bracing way possible — jumping into icy water for a festive “polar plunge.” The obvious downsides of the practice long ...

Snow season is here, and residents are reminded to clear sidewalks within 24 hours of a storm’s end. However, experts warn that snow shoveling can pose serious health risks, particularly for older ...

They can hurt more than broken bones or pancreatitis. But with the right drugs and therapies, relief is possible from this debilitating and often misunderstood condition It was a dreary Monday morning ...

On New Year’s Day 1863, the Confederacy managed to break the Union blockade choking its ports by capturing Galveston, Texas. New Year’s Day 1863 was a seminal day in the American Civil War. That was ...

When I first visited Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art not long after it opened in 2011, I arrived prepared to be unconvinced. The circumstances encouraged it. A major new American art museum, ...

"Wind chill" is a term commonly used by meteorologists in the colder months, but do you know what it truly means and the dangers associated with it? The wind chill is the effective temperature your ...

Being intubated means having a tube inserted into your windpipe to keep your airways open. Intubation usually helps you breathe during emergencies or surgeries by connecting you to a ventilator.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

For Prince Harry, this far-from-simple olive branch may be the most calculated move he has made so far. By reportedly inviting King Charles to open the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham alongside him, ...