As colorectal cancer rates rise in patients under 50, at least two local health systems are hiring more doctors, realigning care and increasing education.

For decades, bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, was largely considered a disease that primarily affected older adults. Screening programmes and awareness campaigns around the world were ...

For decades, colon cancer was largely seen as a disease of older adults. Doctors usually began screening after the age of 50. That assumption is slowly changing. Hospitals across the world are ...

With colon cancer now affecting adults of all ages, experts warn that early symptom awareness is crucial ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. A new blood test offers an easier screening option for Tennesseans.

Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

While having an occasional deli sandwich for lunch isn't likely to kill you, consistent consumption of deli and processed meats over time has been linked with many types of illness, including heart ...

More and more, it may seem that the answer to common health quandaries leads to a single culprit: our guts. The gut microbiome – the ecosystem of bacteria and other tiny organisms that live in our ...

In June 2024, Rebecca Bowyer, a 46-year-old nurse from Falmouth and an adoptee, finally received the name of her birth father from her social worker after 25 years of searching.

STIs are infections that spread through sexual contact. With the right information, timely testing, and safe practices, they can be prevented and managed.

Oral sex is causing an "epidemic" of throat cancer, with the practice being more damaging than smoking, boozing and a bad diet.

Protecting children means recognizing danger early & acting quickly — this article explains what child sexual abuse is, it's warning signs & what steps to take.