The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated metabolic risk factors that appear to directly promote the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, in 2005, the American ...

In their article, Brinkman and coauthors 1 suggest that rare genetic disorders can be a mining field for the discovery of novel drug targets, and thereby for novel drugs. They underline the fact that ...

New research shows how a World Health Organization concept fuelled online conspiracy theories before, during and after Covid-19 – and why they must be taken seriously for disease preparedness plans.

I thank Christopher Lane for his comments on my posting regarding the term "disorder." I elaborate here on topics he raised. The concept of "disease" does not take us back to Galen and brethren; on ...

Eradicating a disease has proven challenging for a variety of reasons, not least of all it has been difficult to conceptualize and define what exactly eradication of disease really means. This article ...

Bedside medicine is a staple of health care. But a University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine professor suggests an emerging trend toward 'desktop medicine,' which shifts the emphasis from disease ...