Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

A 2017 report calculated all health care spending on people with chronic illness, not on the cost of treating chronic illness alone. Most Americans have at least one chronic condition. Chronic illness ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Millions of Americans are set to lose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On average, it takes 7.6 years for someone with a chronic illness to receive a proper diagnosis. However, throughout their medical ...

Chronic illness reshapes how people present at work, engage with their families, and sustain themselves emotionally. Most organizations are still built on assumptions of bodily reliability and linear ...

Healthcare spending is on the rise, and one of the main factors contributing to this trend is the rise in prevalence of chronic disease, particularly obesity. That effect seems obvious. After all, ...

Amid policy shifts and a rise in misinformation fueling vaccine hesitancy, fewer infants in the U.S. are receiving the ...

Fatigue can stem from a variety of illnesses and life stressors, but when that exhaustion lasts for months — often following an infection — it may indicate a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome.

Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) is real, often debilitating and long-lasting, and in urgent need of research that prioritizes treatments to improve symptoms affecting patients’ ...

Matthews previously opened up about her fear of returning to Utah following a trip out of the country, citing worries that ...

Medically tailored meals are informed by dietitians who evaluate recipes and match them to nutrition needs for diabetes, ...

On the heels of the LAUSD School Board Vote limiting classroom screen time, Kelly McKenna, CEO of EndChronicDisease.org, ...