The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at almost 90 Accident and Emergency (A&E) units in England, the BBC can reveal. The government is ...

Dec. 2, 2024 — Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

Rectal pressure can range in intensity from a dull aching sensation to pain and cramping. The rectum is located at the end of the large intestine and is about 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) long. It is ...