Telangiectasia is a common condition that affects many otherwise healthy people. But can also be a sign of a more serious disease. Telangiectasias (commonly known as "spider veins") are dilated or ...

An example of a different way our immune system can attack our own tissues is when you have an “autoinflammatory” disease. In that case, cells produce inflammatory chemicals, without the involvement ...

5 A focused WHO resolution on CKD is unprecedented. CKD sits at the intersection between non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, and maternal and child health, with social and structural ...

What is lumbar disk disease? The vertebral column, or backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks. The spine is divided into 4 areas: Cervical spine. The first 7 vertebrae, ...

Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include ...

The FDA said it has issued its first official green light for a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, adding that it can help reduce the need for invasive samples or expensive PET scans.

Across the world, there are many dangerous infectious diseases that have seen a spike in 2025. According to experts, these outbreaks are not random and are happening mostly because of shifting climate ...

The FDA said the results of the newly cleared blood test must be assessed in conjunction with other clinical information from a patient. “Alzheimer’s disease impacts too many people, more than ...

The Food and Drug Administration on May 16 said it cleared the first blood test for Alzheimer's disease. The blood test is for patients 55 and older who have signs and symptoms of the mind-robbing ...

Entire generations have barely encountered these diseases as high vaccination rates and intensive surveillance efforts have largely shielded the country from major outbreaks. “We were quite ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease." Rather, she continued, "A person's lifestyle, what they eat, and how much ...

Brazil has confirmed its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on a commercial poultry farm. The incident occurred in Montenegro, located in the southern state of Rio Grande ...