Browsing: chronic diseases

The reminders to vote in Tuesday’s midterms are ubiquitous. Some health scholars have another reminder: that elections, especially divisive ones, can stress the heart. 

Since the news about Christina Applegate’s multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis was released, texts from friends in disbelief have been popping up on my phone. “How could this happen?” they asked. “I wonder what else it could be?” they questioned. Because it took so long to receive my multiple sclerosis diagnosis, they assume that I might be…

Argenx said Thursday that its blockbuster drug Vyvgart didn’t outperform placebo in a Phase 3 trial of patients with Sjögren’s disease, a chronic autoimmune disorder.

Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning ended, a new study says.