Why joints are highly responsive to systemic inflammation is unknown. Hasegawa et al. sought to address this question, developing a whole-mount imaging system of the entire synovium to profile the ...

Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens, including viruses ...

When you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), your kidneys slowly stop working properly. The damage is lasting and can get worse over time, leading to different stages of CKD. Anyone can get CKD ...

Healthcare providers use many terms to describe the progress of a cancer or its response to treatment. Progressive disease describes cancer that is growing, progressing, or worsening. There are many ...

One of the greatest public health achievements in history, vaccines are credited for the massive decline of potentially dangerous diseases like measles and polio. Although the majority of families ...

The Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators (CCDI) provide information on chronic diseases, their determinants, and their risk and protective factors in Canada. Using an intuitive Data Tool, pan-Canadian ...

Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which your immune system mistakenly damages healthy cells in your body. Types include rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and some thyroid conditions.

Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has for years called attention to what he considers an “epidemic” of chronic disease that has left America’s children ...

Kawasaki disease is a rare heart condition that causes a high fever and inflammation of the blood vessels. It usually affects children under the age of 5. It is the most common form of acquired (not ...

Thyroid diseases are characterized by hyperfunction (hyperthyroidism), hypofunction (hypothyoidism) or inflammation (thyroiditis) of the thyroid gland or the presence of thyroid nodules ...