Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a lifelong condition and requires medical treatment. The stress of living with a chronic, progressive condition can affect your mental health. Managing CKD requires ...

Jan. 24, 2025 — We're nearly one month into 2025, but if you're struggling to hold onto your New Year's resolution, stay strong, as new research shows that forming a healthy habit can take ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ ...

COPD is a progressive, irreversible inflammatory disease of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD. Common symptoms include a persistent cough ...

Comorbidities are distinct health conditions that are present at the same time. They may exist together for many reasons, including shared causes and risk factors. Comorbidities can increase your risk ...

It creates feelings of helplessness, whereby those in the grip of addiction feel like they can’t get better of their own accord. The problem is incredibly persistent. But “disease” might ...

Most cancers are named after the part of the body where the cancer first begins, and kidney cancer is no exception. Kidney cancer begins in the kidneys—two large, bean-shaped organs—one located to the ...