Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness that happens due to a decrease in blood flow to your brain. It’s more commonly known as fainting. Fainting accounts for between 3 and 5 percent of ...

Unlike the corseted women of the Victorian era, modern women rarely require fainting couches. Still, one actress says her too ...

Have you ever felt a sudden or temporary loss of consciousness? You are probably fainting. Fainting is a condition where one loses consciousness due to improper blood flow to the brain. Individuals ...

To recover after fainting due to anemia, a person should take deep, slow breaths, drink fluids, eat a small, salty snack, and avoid standing too quickly. Anemia occurs when the body cannot produce as ...

Grace Bundy, 28, has a unique relationship with the floor. Growing up naturally tall and bendy (which she would later learn at 19 was a manifestation of Ehlers Danlos syndrome), she was enrolled by ...

Over one million Americans faint every year, and countless more do worldwide. Fear, pain, the sight of blood or prolonged standing – think the long lines of summer travel – can trigger fainting. These ...

If you’ve ever questioned whether it’s safe to drive after fainting, a new study may put you at ease. A study from the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine has found people who have ...

Fainting can be a frightening and dangerous experience, sending as many as four million people to the emergency room each year. Now, with an aging population that is more vulnerable to such episodes, ...

Fainting spells especially early in the pregnancy could indicate health problems for the mother and baby later says a new study. Earlier short spells of black outs or syncope were considered to be ...

I’ve always considered myself a health-conscious person—with one major exception. I have fainted, suddenly and inexplicably, for decades. For a long time, I didn’t look into why. I remember the first ...

A Danish study has found that 31% of people who faint lose their job and are at increased risk for occupational accidents. People who suffer from fainting episodes at work are at a 2 fold higher risk ...

A video of a Harvard Law School student fainting as she argues a case has resurfaced on TikTok, where it garnered 2.7 million views and sparked a debate. The student reportedly fainted at the Ames ...