CHRONIC IS A TERM you've probably heard used to describe certain medical conditions. But you might know what it really means or which types of illnesses it refers to. Chronic conditions are diseases ...

Liver doctors from around the world have come to agree on a definition for a common and potentially fatal liver complication.

At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been perceived mainly as a dangerous acute outbreak of infection that killed more than a million people in the United States and 7 million worldwide. 1,2 However, in the ...

Acute conditions happen suddenly and usually last less than six months. Chronic conditions last more than six months and are not curable, but they can be managed. Sometimes, chronic illnesses can have ...

Chronic liver disease is long-term liver damage that worsens over months to years. Ongoing inflammation can lead to fibrosis, which can progress to permanent scarring called cirrhosis. Common causes ...

Going to the doctor is already tricky enough for people with chronic symptoms of Lyme disease. Their concerns often dismissed by mainstream medicine, those patients now face an additional hurdle: ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, said he will prioritize preventing chronic disease, shifting funding from vaccine and infectious disease ...

Chronic inflammation is now being viewed as a sneaky culprit that affects up to half of adults globally. Modern science shows 60 % of global deaths are attributed to diseases linked with chronic ...

A new review proposes an 'acute storm versus chronic siege' framework distinguishing how acute and chronic liver disease ...

Learn how much water is safe to drink with chronic kidney disease, hydration tips by CKD stage, and why overhydration can be harmful.