Let this be a lesson to always advocate for yourself at the doctor, and if you're getting ignored, get a second opinion.

"Your labs look normal" might be the most common thing women hear from their doctors. Inside one physician's mission to close ...

Sex testing in elite sports has had a long, inconsistent history. anton5146/iStock via Getty Images Plus But the IOC statement hides the complexity of biological sex and continues the organization’s ...

Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project. Anandibai Joshee was known to have maintained a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve always had some abnormal blood tests. I have an elevated HDL cholesterol, and my hemoglobin count is 15.7 g/dL. I have tested negative for polycythemia. I also have an alkaline ...

Over 80 groups oppose IOC's reported gender test plans Proposals seen as setback for gender equity in sports Transgender guidelines currently set by individual sports March 18 (Reuters) - More than 80 ...

Whoop Inc., the maker of popular screenless fitness bands, is expanding its features for women with a new blood test that offers a more comprehensive view of their health. The update builds on Whoop’s ...

Mandatory testing introduced last year to verify the sex of track and field athletes has been branded a "backwards step" and a "harmful anachronism" by a group of academics. World Athletics ...

Melanated Neurons, an innovative monthly identity-affirming STEAM and culture subscription box+ for Black children ages 7–12, officially launches as a bold response to the rising erasure, miseducation ...

A lot of us have a cough now, right? Maybe you were sick a couple of weeks ago and are better, but the coughing just won’t go away. You may be popping cough drops like it’s your job, or maybe you’ve ...

Rare diseases are complex medical disorders that are notoriously difficult to diagnose because many present with a wide variety of symptoms that can overlap with more common illnesses. Currently, ...