In 2026, the FDA approved 23 brand-new medications never sold before in the U.S., covering everything from childhood genetic ...

A man in his 30s developed progressive multisystem organ dysfunction following 15 years of heavy recreational ketamine use. Complications included ketamine cystitis, cholangiopathy, obstructive ...

Inflammation is a natural bodily process. It’s a defense system tool used by the body to fight off infections and heal injuries. Think of a time when you’ve cut a finger, for example, or scraped an ...

Cannabis products with higher THC levels may slightly reduce chronic pain, particularly nerve pain, according to a review of multiple clinical trials. The improvement was small and short-lived, while ...

Chronic pain might quietly push people toward developing high blood pressure—and the more widespread the pain, the greater the danger. A massive analysis of over 200,000 adults uncovered strong links ...

There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is the kind that lasts a few hours, days, or weeks, and it’s helpful to healing. It’s your immune system’s response when ...

Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly 1 in 4 Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D, neurologist and pain medicine ...

Chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic, creating major challenges for teachers and school administrators eager to bring students back to regular classroom routines. But for many schools, ...

Our patient model this time is E-san, a 70-year-old woman. She has had recurring cystitis in the past, and recently, she has been experiencing persistent low-grade fever, fatigue, and dull lower back ...

Hello, I am Takashi Harada. With 20 years of experience as a certified nurse in stroke rehabilitation and student guidance, I will explain chronic pyelonephritis in a way that is easy for first-year ...

In the early 1900s, improved public health brought about a major shift: Deaths from infectious illnesses like pneumonia, tuberculosis and diphtheria declined. Meanwhile, deaths from noncommunicable ...