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 ...
Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Our health care system has failed patients when it comes to ...
Chronic stress is a common risk factor for stroke, but may not affect everyone the same way. Stress is inherently subjective. For some people, stress could be caused by an important work deadline ...
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is an idiopathic syndrome defined by recurring itch, hives, or angioedema (or a combination of these symptoms) for more than 6 weeks. Remibrutinib, an oral, highly ...
Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, is the naughty player, and the one experts are referring to when they talk about inflammation as a main driver of disease. It’s like a slow burn in the ...
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 ...