This feature is a deep dive into the challenges of defining and treating Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (D2T-RA).

Seven rheumatology researchers have authored a paper questioning the utility of the 2024 National Academies’ broad definition of long COVID.

Su Jin Yim and colleagues argue that with the proposed definition of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) expanding in the most recent ...

One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...

Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist and public health campaigner based in London, says Americans' foods are fueling chronic diseases. He shares his warnings and tips with Fox News Digital.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems.

Medical terminology has often confused some of the everyday health conditions related to a body part. Several terms, notably syndrome, disorder, and disease, are habitually misapplied. With apparent ...

including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a BMI between 25 and 29.9. Recently, an ...

Paraseptal emphysema happens much more often in men than in women. Other things that may raise your chances for the disease include if you’ve been exposed to a lot of pollution, toxic fumes ...

Feeling sensations without a physical cause is a type of paresthesia. Potential causes include Parkinson’s disease, anxiety, perimenopause, and schizophrenia, among others. A person may also ...

The new definition also integrates the presence of comorbidities-such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease-into the diagnostic process, ensuring that obesity-related health risks are better ...

High blood pressure affects multiple organs. Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as ...