CHICAGO -- Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. There were 197 emergency department visits related to the disease in ...

The hand disorder called Dupuytren’s disease—also known as Viking disease—may be linked to Neanderthal genes embedded in human DNA. The disorder permanently bends fingers into flexed positions, and ...

Doctors are seeing an increase in hand, foot and mouth disease among kids in western Pennsylvania, but there are ways to prevent it from infecting your family. Hand, foot and mouth disease is ...

Poor Neanderthals just couldn’t catch a break. Our ancient ancestors, who probably died out through inbreeding, passed along genes that are still present in modern-day humans. Research now finds that ...

Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is when a single limb, usually a hand but sometimes a leg, moves involuntarily. It can signify a serious underlying issue, such as stroke or neurodegenerative disease. Share ...