Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed ...

Anemia of chronic disease is caused by long-term underlying health conditions, such as autoimmune disorders, that affect your body’s ability to make red blood cells. If you have anemia ...

Sam Runyon, a nurse, treats Cora Perkins at home in Williamson, W.Va. All of her patients have at least one chronic disease.Credit... Supported by By Eli Saslow Photographs by Erin Schaff Sam ...

Television sweetheart Claudia Winkleman, known for gracing our screens on shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors, has been open about her struggle with a chronic health condition ...

The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...

"We don't yet know if spike protein levels directly cause chronic symptoms, as some participants with PVS had no detectable spike protein," Iwasaki explained. "But it could be one contributing ...

When a child has a chronic medical illness, the family system evolves to manage the ongoing life turbulence of medical appointments and procedures. Parents become fierce protective advocates for ...

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