Category: Disease

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A recent study found that people who were infected with COVID-19 are at increased risk of heart disease, even a year after their recovery from infection.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TAMPA, Fla. — Leptomeningeal disease is a rare complication of several different types of cancer, including melanoma. It occurs when tumor cells migrate to the cerebrospinal fluid and the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal column known as the meninges.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In laboratory experiments involving a class of mutations in people with a rare collection of immune system disorders, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have uncovered new details about how immune system cells respond….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, is a group of inherited disorders that affects an estimated 150,000 people in the U.S.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – I am in my early 50s, and I enjoy hiking and biking. I was active until leg pain brought me to my doctor. I was diagnosed with a blockage of the artery behind my right knee. What is this condition, and what treatments are available?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that looks different in everyone who has it — and you may know more people who have it than you think.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While many people skipped regular health check-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research indicates that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) used online telehealth services more frequently….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A non-invasive ultrasound treatment for Parkinson’s disease that was tested in a pivotal trial led by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers is now broadly available at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed and tested a new imaging approach they say will accelerate imaging-based research in the lab by allowing investigators to capture images of blood vessels at different spatial scales.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Araeya Sell, 13, has spent much of her childhood visiting her health care team and in the hospital. She has endured countless blood draws, scans, procedures and a surgery ― all in the search for answers to her complex symptoms.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The 2022 Rare Disease Day Symposium & CDG/NGLY1 Family Conference will take place February 25-27th at the Dana Hotel on Mission Bay in San Diego.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many people know that hardening of the arteries or plaque buildup, called atherosclerosis, can narrow blood vessels, reduce blood flow and cause a heart attack. But few realize that atherosclerosis can sometimes cause serious problems in their legs.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a long, flat gland that sits tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A couple of years ago, a woman named Joy Milne made headlines when scientists discovered that she could “smell” Parkinson’s disease (PD) on people with the neurodegenerative disorder.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AMES, IA – In a small lab decorated with a poster of colorful MRI brain scans, Elizabeth Stegemoller hits a stopwatch to record how long a participant in her study can sustain the vowel sound “ah” before taking a breath.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Rockville, Md. (February 16, 2022)—February is American Heart Month, a time for people to pay more attention to their cardiovascular health.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY (February 14, 2022) – A new study has revealed detailed information on the various ways patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) become disabled….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – North Carolina State University has found that an imprinted gene associated with development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is switched on in mice who nurse from mothers with metabolic syndrome….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND—An international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasdermin B that promotes repair of cells….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Ulcerative colitis, a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, is a chronic ailment of the colon affecting nearly one million individuals in the United States.