One of the most common signs of inflammation is localised redness. Increased blood flow to an injured or infected area causes ...

Your frontal sinuses are a pair of small, air-filled cavities located just behind your eyes in the brow region. Along with three other pairs of paranasal sinuses, these cavities produce a thin mucus ...

The world's largest opioid review reveals a shocking truth: your "go-to" painkillers often perform no better than a placebo ...

Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas, often caused by gallstones. Chronic pancreatitis develops gradually due to repeated damage, commonly linked to alcohol use and genetic ...

A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built‑in way to dial down pain signals—like pressing the brakes—to keep them from going into overdrive. But in long ...

ANIP expands Cortrophin into acute gout flares with a 90-person sales force as investors watch adoption, spending and 2026 milestones.

Acute myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation (STEMI or non-STEMI) is a common cardiac emergency, with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. The management of acute ...

Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly. The ...

Mucoactive agents are widely used in patients with acute respiratory failure despite limited evidence of their effectiveness or safety. We conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial ...

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 40,000 people are acutely infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The acute form of this viral ...

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by liver failure due to an acute hepatic injury on an underlying chronic liver disease with high 28-day mortality ...