CHRONIC IS A TERM you've probably heard used to describe certain medical conditions. But you might know what it really means or which types of illnesses it refers to. Chronic conditions are diseases ...

America is a nation awash in lifestyle diseases, nearly all of which are chronic. From hypertension, which impacts close to half of all adults, to chronic kidney disease, affecting more than one in ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

For over two decades, I have worked to harness big data to uncover the root causes of chronic diseases, such as cancers. I also worked to create models that can guide individuals, physicians, and ...

Asia contains more than half the world's population and almost half of all people living with chronic respiratory disease,1–3 yet until now there has been no coherent, country-level assessment of how ...