What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

People who've suffered spinal cord injuries are more likely to develop an array of chronic health problems, Mass General ...

Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between infection ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

While chronic liver disease can be very serious, early treatment and new healthy lifestyle habits can help many people avoid severe liver damage. Some experts add an additional stage for a healthy ...

Diabetes and other chronic conditions are becoming common. Here's how public health efforts can help bring rates down. As people live longer, a growing percentage of the population is living with, and ...

Researchers in China have developed a tool that uses AI to analyze images of an individual’s face, tongue, and retina, to determine their biological age. The technology offers insight into the health ...

In the lineup of wildlife diseases across the country, few are more studied and yet still more mysterious than chronic wasting disease. The prion disease, first identified in a Colorado research ...

“We’ve got the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world. When my uncle was president, 3 percent of Americans had chronic disease. Today, it’s 60 percent.” — Health and Human Services ...

Chronic diseases dominate US healthcare costs, especially in Delaware, where the aging population and high obesity rates exacerbate the issue. Delaware’s 65+ population is projected to grow by 65% ...