At any given time during our lives, we will all have health problems. It can be a simple cold or something more severe like COVID. Many times, there are quick illnesses that will go away on their own.

America is a nation awash in lifestyle diseases, nearly all of which are chronic. From hypertension, which impacts close to half of all adults, to chronic kidney disease, affecting more than one in ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the "chronic disease pandemic" linked to diet, with food firms putting ...

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) describes an inherited genetic condition that affects a person’s immune system. It results in a type of immunodeficiency and causes people to be highly susceptible ...

ME/CFS is a neurological condition characterized by malaise. Diagnosis requires ruling out other systemic illnesses.

A person with anemia of chronic disease has decreased red blood cells despite having “normal” or increased iron stores in their body. It can occur in people with underlying inflammatory conditions, ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and even marine life are facing rising rates of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, ...

Happy 40th birthday — now come in for your health checkup. That's one way Slovenia is lowering rates of chronic disease.

Chronic liver disease develops from long-term liver damage over months to years. The most common causes are viral hepatitis and chronically high alcohol consumption. Chronic liver disease is the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 11 announced the launch of the Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing ...

Acute renal failure comes on suddenly, usually in people who are already critically ill. Chronic kidney disease develops gradually and may not cause symptoms until much later. Treatments differ, but ...

MPs are trying to form an APPG to push for an official definition, better diagnosis and more treatment options - but there’s a problem ...