Researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering have found that studying blood flow in leg ...

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

A new study highlights the multiple obstacles patients face before receiving a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

You may understand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a condition affecting your lungs and your ability to breathe. COPD is an umbrella term for several chronic lung diseases that ...

Faculty of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Background: Telemedicine has a positive impact on improving health literacy and disease management ability ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is marked by the gradual loss of kidney function, which means the kidneys cannot filter waste and regulate water and acid in the blood as well as they should. Early in the ...

Learn More How COPD Is Diagnosed What does COPD stand for? COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is a general term that includes various progressive lung diseases, most commonly ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result from chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Some people may also have COPD and asthma, which can worsen both conditions. Chronic obstructive ...

Classifying chronic cough as a disease defined by specific functional and structural atypicalities that disrupt typical functioning will have important implications for clinical practice, research, ...

When British TV doctor Michael Mosley died last year in Greece after walking in extreme heat, local police said “heat exhaustion” was a contributing factor. Since than a coroner could not find a ...