Dear Doctor Roach: I’m an active 76-year-old retired accountant who likely spent too many hours at a computer. Now I’m paying for it with a painful condition. My general physician says that I have a ...

A tick-borne illness called alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a life-threatening allergy to red meat and dairy, is on the rise nationally. The lone star tick, which spreads the syndrome, is ...

The vagus nerve is a both underappreciated and incredibly powerful instrument of the body. Researchers have long known that the vagus nerve serves as an information highway, ferrying signals between ...

Nerve blocks – local anesthetic injections that block pain signals – are a valuable opioid-sparing technique for controlling pain after surgery. However, some patients experience temporary sharp ...

A proposal that would strip Medicare coverage from widely used peripheral nerve block procedures is still active nearly eight months after five Medicare Administrative Contractors published draft ...

Whether you’re aware of it or not, there’s an information superhighway running down each side of your neck right now. And every time you take a long, slow exhale, you’re using that highway — an ...

This information conduit is crucial to how your body functions. So why are so many people trying to shock it? By Simar Bajaj Running along either side of your neck is a pair of marvelous fibers that ...

Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? -- P.O.V. ANSWER: Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis is a ...

Physicians are pushing back against a proposed Medicare policy that would deny coverage for peripheral nerve blocks, warning that the move could harm patients, drive up costs and accelerate the ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life. Developing tau ...

Nicholas Brendon was open with fans about his health before his untimely death at 54. The actor, best known for playing the lovable and wisecracking Xander Harris on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” died ...