Exposure to below-freezing temperatures can cause frostbite, a rare but serious condition that needs emergency medical care. Frostbite can affect any area of the skin, and in extreme cold can develop ...

Labial adhesions happen when the labia minora (the inner folds of skin surrounding the vaginal opening) become fused together. In most cases, only a small part of the labia is fused, so the adhesions ...

During election season, signs and ads for political candidates are everywhere. Unfortunately, a lot of the messaging on issues people care about is meant to stir anger. It can be hard for parents to ...

Dentistry (DEN-teh-stree) is the medical care that prevents and treats diseases and conditions affecting the mouth and teeth. A dentist is a doctor who studies, diagnoses, and treats mouth and teeth ...

How Does the Skin Work? What Does Skin Do? You couldn't live without the skin you're in. Find out what's going on under the surface in the skin video.

Kids with apraxia of speech have trouble getting their tongue, lips, and jaw to move correctly for talking. They know what they want to say but can't say the sounds, syllables, and words. By ...

Rumination syndrome happens when just-swallowed food comes back up into the mouth from the stomach. When this happens, a person chews and swallows the food again or spits it out. Rumination syndrome ...