Investigators studied the prevalence and outcomes of venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) among hospitalized patients with and without CKD.

Surgical treatment for older adults with acute cholecystitis was associated with reduced readmissions and emergency ...

A nephrologist argues that advancing kidney care in the US requires tailored guidelines addressing ethnic diversity & ...

Nausea or vomiting may occur. Between 1 percent and 3 percent of people with symptomatic gallstones develop inflammation in the gallbladder (acute cholecystitis), which occurs when stones or sludge ...

Chronic care management (CCM) refers to a Medicare care plan that can help direct a person’s healthcare. It lists information about the individual’s health and also explains the care they ...

Thyroid disease can sometimes cause repeated bouts of an itchy skin rash known as hives. In fact, up to 30% of people with chronic hives (also known as chronic urticaria) have an underlying autoimmune ...

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food ...

Individuals who present with acute myocardial infarction in the absence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (ie, SMuRF‐less) seem to have a significantly increased risk of mortality; ...

Subsegments for Acute and Chronic Glomerulonephritis cover Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis, IgA Nephropathy, Lupus Nephritis, Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis RPGN, Goodpasture Syndrome ...

Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to new research being ...