The recent diagnosis of a 10-year-old girl in Delhi NCR with chronic pancreatitis (CP) has sent shockwaves through the Indian medical community. Historically, CP was viewed as a "lifestyle disease" of ...

Inflammation helps your body heal, but if it lasts too long, it can cause health problems. A poor diet, stress, insufficient physical activity, and poor sleep can contribute to chronic inflammation.

Introduction: Stroke and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the leading causes of death globally, accounting for millions of fatalities and substantial disability each year. Having ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arjun Mohan, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Researchers and doctors are ...

While most schools deem students chronically absent after they miss at least 10% of school days, poor attendance habits may affect academic achievement well before they reach that threshold, a new ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

HOUSTON -- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) took the ninth spot on the leading causes of death globally in 2023. By 2023, 788 million people ages 20 years and older were estimated to have CKD across 204 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States with an estimated 3.8% age-adjusted prevalence and 141,733 COPD deaths ...

Scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Manchester have made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for asthma and even repair lung damage that was previously believed to be ...