A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to ...

But you might know what it really means or which types of illnesses it refers to. Chronic conditions are diseases that may develop slowly and last for several months, years, or your entire life ...

In places like Mingo County, W.Va., where working-age people are dying at record rates, a nurse learns what it takes to make ...

The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

A 1989 study demonstrated a significant decrease in osteoblast surface and bone formation rate in all types of chronic disease studied compared with that of normal controls. 27 A major issue of ...

It's a problem Secretary Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) brigade, armed with populist slogans and a two ...