Your family’s medical history is one of the most important indicators of your future health and is valuable information for your doctor. Thanksgiving is National Family History day and is a great time ...

Family medical history can serve as a roadmap for our health, so it’s important information to share with your primary care physician. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine explains what to know ...

With a few exceptions, women have been systematically erased from the history of nearly every field, and research and medicine are no exception. Anyone who disagrees with this assertion should ...

When you go to the doctor, the first thing you’re asked is, “Do you have a family history of X?” Do you know the answer? Understanding your family medical history might seem excessive, but it can play ...

Ashley Dedmon’s parents always told her knowledge is power. Discussions about health, she says, were the norm growing up. “They were educators,” Dedmon says of her parents. “They were always wanting ...

“Where are the women?” This rephrasing of a well-known protest song resonates when reflecting on 3000 years of European medical history. While there have been notable women healers like Hildegard of ...