Understanding the type of arthritis, its causes, and management options is the first step toward living well with the condition.

When most people think about liver disease, they think about alcohol or hepatitis. What many don’t realize is that the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States today has nothing ...

I’ve been working at the intersection of AI and biomedicine for about 15 years now, since my PhD. My initial work was more focused ...

Blood in the urine, medically referred to as hematuria, can occur when a kidney stone lodges in the urinary tract and scratches the delicate lining of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra.

Your kidneys do this automatically by passing your blood through millions of filtering units called nephrons, which have two main parts: the glomerulus and the tubule. The glomerulus is made up of ...

IgA nephropathy, an immune assault on the kidneys, is often missed. New treatments mean that spotting it sooner might save lives ...

A Japanese registry has identified a blind spot in the routine care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum bicarbonate levels are rarely measured, leaving metabolic acidosis largely ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide, making cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management a global health priority. An echocardiogram, or cardiac ultrasound, is one of the ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting children and adults. Recently, there has been growing interest in the potential role of diet in the ...