An adjustment disorder is an emotional or behavioral reaction to a stressful event or change in a person’s life. The reaction is considered an unhealthy or excessive response to the event or change ...

What is an advance directive? An advance directive, sometimes called a "living will," is a written document that tells your health care providers who should speak for you and what medical decisions ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) — genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream — may help risk-stratify patients with ...

Verywell For every person, the time to exercise is based on what your circadian rhythm is. For example, if someone’s circadian rhythm is 9 p.m. bedtime and 5 a.m. rise time, then morning is a great ...

If you’ve ever “gone with your gut” to make a decision or felt “butterflies in your stomach” when nervous, you’re likely getting signals from an unexpected source: your second brain. Hidden in the ...

Thalassemia (thal-uh-SEE-mee-uh) is a blood disorder that is inherited. This means it is passed down from one or both parents through their genes. When you have thalassemia, your body makes less ...

Numerous studies over past decades have tied unsafe sleep practices to both SIDS and SUID. Findings from the new study, ...

Since 2010, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has hosted the Henrietta Lacks Memorial ...

Scientists say their findings on how a critical brain protein functions may solve a decades-long mystery in molecular neuroscience. .@HopkinsMedicine scientists identified a potential target for drugs ...