Ananya Vinay, a 12 year old from Fresno, Calif., clinched the championship at the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after correctly spelling the word “marocain,” meaning a dress fabric ...

The "Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 9th Edition," is a highly regarded textbook designed to equip students and ...

When a person first signs up for Medicare, they may come across many terms and abbreviations. Learning the definitions of these terms can help make it easier to understand and navigate Medicare.

At its core, the combining form hem/o refers to blood. It's derived from the Greek word haima, also meaning blood. This simple yet fundamental concept is interwoven into countless medical terms, each ...

The words some doctors use are often misunderstood by patients and their families, leaving them feeling confused and vulnerable, according to researchers. In a study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert-Jan de Vos, Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands; r.devos{at}erasmusmc.nl Background Groin pain in athletes ...