Diseases

By Keith Roach, M.D. on Nov 8, 2022 DEAR DR. ROACH: I have several family members with autoimmune diseases. I read about a study from Germany where people with lupus were treated with CAR T cells, which proved effective. Will this…

People who have hypertension are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). High blood pressure causes artery wall damage. The damage can make the arteries more prone…

Obesity and mental health disease often co-exist and are sometimes referred together as the twin epidemic. It is seen that mental health issues may lead to obesity and some-times obesity may lead to mental health diseases.In an interview…

By Elizabeth Cohen and Justin Lape | CNN This summer, when the shocking news emerged that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately turned to Shoshana Bernstein. The agency urgently…

Despite having a multibillion-dollar budget, the CDC doesn't have authority from Congress to hire consultants in a timely way when an urgent situation like COVID-19 and polio arises.…

Although it is clear that climate change influences human health, it is still difficult to predict the scope and severity of many climate-sensitive health hazards. But as science progresses, we can increasingly link an uptick in sickness…

Montreal family doctor Claudel Petrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing “risk amplifier.” She says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening the most basic health determinants, such as…

Cardiovascular disease is a global issue and many factors contribute to it - some of which we can't control. However, amid the festive season, we need to be extra careful of our heart health.In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tilak…

InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. PA Images via Getty Images It was around this time last year that Covid cases started taking off in the United States, and the CDC is already…

ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi Biliary atresia is a rare genetic/congenital disease in which the bile ducts inside and outside the liver and gall bladder do not develop well from birth. Although several theories have been proposed, the…