French physician René Laennec wrote, "A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bedroom apparatus." Laennec, who ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

That's what French physician René Laennec wrote in 1821. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his patients' phlegm. In the days before x-rays and blood tests, phlegm was ...

Laënnec’s cirrhosis is a progressive liver disease that poses significant health risks. Doctors also refer to it as portal or micronodular cirrhosis. Also known as portal cirrhosis, alcoholic ...

Born in 1898, René Magritte enjoyed an illustrious five-decade career, painting until his death aged just 68 in the late 1960s. He is one of the world’s most famous Surrealists, instantly ...

Dr. Hugh Vincent Ashley is putting aside his stethoscope. The 82-year-old physician, whose waiting room at 234 N. Sprigg St. was filled with patients up until the last day of his practice — some ...

An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, reached his destination Saturday, welcomed by cheering fans at ...

The executive order is the latest effort by President Trump to stoke outlandish conspiracy theories about his predecessor and question the legality of his actions in office. By Chris Cameron ...