Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study finds vision loss fears may deter some patients from cataract surgery, despite it being the only effective treatment. The research underscores the role of doctor ...

Inflammatory diseases include a vast array of disorders and conditions that are characterized by inflammation. Examples include allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, coeliac disease ...

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: Along Came COVID Infectious disease experts describe ways in which COVID pneumonia differs from community-acquired pneumonia and how COVID vaccines may offer ...

Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — People with a certain heart valve abnormality are at increased risk of severe heart rhythm disorders, even after successful valve surgery. The condition is more common in women ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Prehypertension (PHTN) is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the overall cardiovascular risk in prehypertensive ...

“There are a huge number of neurological diseases that can be affected by sex hormone fluctuations,” said Dr. Hyman Schipper, a neurologist at McGill University who listed a dozen of them in a ...

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating a healthy, balanced diet may help prevent flare-ups ...

As Rare Disease day 2020 approaches, we take a look at the biggest challenges facing orphan drug developers and ask whether the future is bright or bleak for these difficult conditions.

She had no family history of diseases; her brothers were perfectly healthy. But everyone agreed on one thing: Something was up. "I did not have any doctor who didn't think nothing was wrong," the ...

Artificial Intelligence might soon do what doctors and scientists have been trying to achieve for centuries — put an end to all diseases. That’s what Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and CEO of ...