COPD may lead to pneumonia because a weakened pulmonary system makes it harder to fight infections. Vaccinations, handwashing, and masking can help prevent this. People with COPD may experience mental ...

An inguinal hernia can become incarcerated, which means it gets stuck and cannot be massaged back into place, potentially leading to further complications. Without treatment, an incarcerated inguinal ...

The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) recruited its first patients in 1983. In 1993, the investigators reported that intensive glycemic treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes ...

If you have deep vein thrombosis (DVT), your doctor may want you to take blood thinners. These do a good job of keeping your blood moving smoothly through your veins and arteries. But they can also ...

Risk profiling based on how BMI interacts with cardiovascular markers was useful in the general population. In type 1 diabetes— where cardiovascular risk is already high— these profiles are notably ...

Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. In many cases, it does not cause symptoms. However, gastritis symptoms may include upper abdominal pain, feeling too full after a meal, and more.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in a global pandemic and has overwhelmed health care systems worldwide. In this scientific statement, we describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the costliest conditions in the United States, and cost-effectiveness analyses can be used to assess economic impact and prioritize CVD treatments. We aimed to ...

Untreated gonorrhea can cause chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Gonorrhea increases the risk of getting or passing on HIV during sex. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a serious complication of ...

High cholesterol refers to an elevated level of a fat called low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the bloodstream. Over many years, high levels of LDL increase the chances of developing diseases that ...