Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between infection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diseases of the heart topped the 2022 list, and chronic lower respiratory diseases occupied the sixth spot. In ...

The rise in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has led to a "chronic disease pandemic", experts have warned. In a new report published in The Lancet, scientists and researchers have criticised global food ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition in which the kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood effectively. This can eventually lead to a buildup of waste and fluid in the body. In ...

While chronic liver disease can be very serious, early treatment and new healthy lifestyle habits can help many people avoid severe liver damage. Some experts add an additional stage for a healthy ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

In the lineup of wildlife diseases across the country, few are more studied and yet still more mysterious than chronic wasting disease. The prion disease, first identified in a Colorado research ...

What Is Anemia of Chronic Disease? Anemia is a lack of healthy red blood cells with enough protein called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin requires iron to bring oxygen from the lungs to or ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C.