Your number two reveals a lot about you. Here's what your time on the toilet says about your health, according to ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

What Is a Fecal Transplant? A fecal transplant is a procedure that places the stool of a healthy person into the colon of someone who’s ill. Your doctor may call it bacteriotherapy. A fecal ...

Diagnosing the cause of abnormally colored stools usually involves taking a medical and symptom history, as well as blood or imaging tests. Normal stools can vary in shades of brown, mostly due to ...

Pebble poop, or pellet-like stool, may occur when tough stool breaks ... Even when the cause of pebble poop is more serious, prompt medical care can stop the problem from getting worse.

Thanks to AI, we’re in the midst of an unprecedented technology boom. The medical devices industry hasn’t been left out of it. Among the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the medical device ...

The treatment for bright red blood in stool focuses on the underlying cause. Minor bleeding from hemorrhoids or a fissure often goes away on its own or with at-home care. More serious causes will ...

Orange stools can be caused by foods that are orange in color (either natural or artificial color, which tends to last much longer and have deeper color). Orange poop can also happen after taking ...

Common causes include viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Diarrhea is characterized by loose or watery stools. Most cases of diarrhea are due to bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Digestive disorders ...

It goes without saying that modern medicine would look very different if it hadn’t been for these 15 medical inventions and discoveries of the 1800s.

Every article published since the The BMJ’s first issue in 1840 is now available online. You can browse different print issues. In June 2008 The BMJ became a fully online first journal, with all ...

Given the extraordinary selectivity of many American medical schools, some aspiring doctors in the U.S. turn to international programs to earn their degrees. Many med schools outside the U.S. are ...