Study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to prevent COVID-19 deaths
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Defective epithelial barrier responsible for up to two billion chronic diseases
Humans are exposed to a variety of toxins and chemicals every day. According to the epithelial barrier hypothesis, exposure to …
Metformin inhibits disease progression in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease
Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) have found that the anti-diabetic drug metformin significantly prolongs the survival of mice in a …
New drug regimen is safe and effective in children with cystic fibrosis
An international, open-label Phase 3 study, co-led by Susanna McColley, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of …
HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation
Metformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflammation in people living with HIV (PLWH) who …
Disturbances in Kidney Function Persist After AKI in COVID-19
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Patients who develop acute kidney injury …
With gene therapy, scientists develop opioid-free solution for chronic pain
A gene therapy for chronic pain could offer a safer, non-addictive alternative to opioids. Researchers at the University of California …
The conditions of 70% of people with chronic pain have worsened during the pandemic
The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research …
School-based cavity prevention program reduces health disparities, brings dental care to children
A school-based cavity prevention program involving nearly 7,000 elementary school students reduced cavities by more than 50 percent, according to …
New guidelines aims to help reduce blood pressure for chronic kidney disease patients
A recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management from an influential global nonprofit that publishes clinical practice guidelines in kidney …
Eating low-quality diet during pregnancy is linked to late-childhood obesity
Eating a low quality diet, high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation, during pregnancy may be associated …
Dexamethasone should be avoided in patients with chronic subdural haematoma
A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma—the build-up of ‘old’ blood in the space between the brain and the skull, …
Chronic inflammation alters the evolution of cells in the colon, study finds
In a new study, researchers have compared diseased colon with healthy tissue to better understand how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …
'Stop telling me yoga or CBD oil are going to magically cure my chronic illness'
People living with invisible illnesses are often told ‘you don’t look sick’. Our series speaks to someone living with an …
New opioid speeds up recovery without increasing pain sensitivity or risk of chronic pain
Morphine and other opioid-based painkillers are very effective at treating pain initially, but studies have shown that the drugs can …
Brain-controlled, non-invasive muscle stimulation allows chronic paraplegics to walk
In another major clinical breakthrough of the Walk Again Project, a nonprofit international consortium aimed at developing new neurorehabilitation protocols, …
Discovery of a mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system turns on its own cells and attacks them …
Popular Celebrities Who Are At War With Chronic Ailments
Chronic illnesses have been in existence for the longest while and some of the very faces you see on your …