As rates of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea increase, cases of advanced chronic liver disease and resulting liver scarring or cirrhosis also are rising. Patients often ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Western Governors’ Association meeting, November 20, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Credit: Rebecca Noble/AP Photo One ...

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that infectious disease specialists say is directly ...

Infectious diseases shape health care in complex ways, impacting research, treatment and public health — locally and globally. The capability of infectious agents to rapidly adapt to host defenses is ...

Fatigue, joint pain, rashes, brain fog or tingling in the hands and feet can seem like normal signs of aging—but they may also point to an autoimmune disease. These potentially disabling and often ...

CINCINNATI, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Children's today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-art facility for its Applied Gene and Cell Therapy Center, which will enable the health ...

Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Precision Medicine Models has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its work using precision models to ...

Scientists at Mayo Clinic have uncovered a rare genetic twist that challenges what we thought we knew about one of the world’s most common liver diseases. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists at Mayo ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation in the digestive tract, may complicate other health concerns as patients age. To address the specific challenges faced by older adults with ...

Monkeys believed to be on the loose in Mississippi after a vehicle accident are not carrying diseases, contrary to earlier reports from public officials. Social media posts by the Jasper County ...

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold, one of the franchise’s most popular and decorated players who helped lead the team to the AFC championship game twice, has died, the team announced Sunday. He ...