Acute kidney injury is more than a short term health crisis—it’s a long term disease. As we learn more about AKI we have more opportunity to intervene early, personalize care and protect long ...

For patients hospitalized with chest pain, the amount of time they spend sedentary afterward is linked to a greater risk for more heart problems and death within a year. That’s the key finding ...

In “Matriarch,” a memoir out Tuesday, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles’s mom reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

Dave Coulier Says Telling Wife of His Cancer Diagnosis Felt ‘Like I’d Punched Her in the Chest’ “We just held each other and cried,” the ‘Full House’ alum recalled ...

8. Red blood cell transfusion to maintain a hemoglobin of 10 g/dL may be reasonable in patients with ACS and acute or chronic anemia who are not actively bleeding. 9. After discharge, focus on ...

Ohio State University, an ACTION PMR site, presented its data* from the study showing that physicians were able to use Swoop® system images to diagnose 90 percent of acute infarcts seen on ...

Objective This study aims to identify lung ultrasound (LUS) findings associated with acute chest syndrome (ACS) at the time of admission and 24-48 h later, to compare these to chest radiography (CXR) ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) held the inaugural Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) summit on Sept. 24, designed to educate the masses and connect various parts of the SCD community.

Pulmonary complications associated with this disease result from vascular occlusion, ischemia-reperfusion, and inflammation. Literature reports that asthma is observed in 30% to 70% of patients with ...

In the early stages, lung cancer symptoms may include chest pain, chronic cough, breathing issues, and weight loss. However, there are often no symptoms until the cancer advances. The lack of symptoms ...

Acute chest syndrome is a serious and life threatening complication of sickle cell anemia. Early recognition of symptoms, prompt diagnosis, and effective treatment are important in managing this ...