Feb. 12, 2025 — Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and ...

Chronic pharyngitis—also known as a chronic sore throat or persistent sore throat—is a sore throat that lasts several weeks or longer (sometimes 12 weeks or more). It can also occur as a sore throat ...

A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung disease. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both long-term lung conditions. They’re part of a disorder known as chronic obstructive ...

Fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), are chronic conditions that have similar symptoms. Both cause extreme tiredness, which could ...

About chronic pain, resources to manage chronic pain, what we're doing to help people living with pain.

The National Institute of Mental Health defines chronic disease as “a condition that lasts at least one year and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both.” ...

Fibrosis has a key role in the progression of kidney disease and kidney failure. Here, the authors examine current options for targeting pro-fibrotic pathways, including the anti-fibrotic ...

A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called "chronic fatigue syndrome"), a typically lifelong condition that can be debilitating.

underlying chronic disorders or, in rare cases, hereditary diseases (see Figures 1 and 2). [4] HG can, in individual cases, be life threatening and treatment must be initiated immediately.