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Category: Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Heart failure: A Case for Prioritizing Prevention

Heart failure: A Case for Prioritizing Prevention

Heart failure was identified as an emerging epidemic in

19 Apr - by Meredith Corsi, Vincent Dimassa and Saksham Chandra - 30,811 - In Cardiovascular Chronic Disease Epidemiology Social & Behavioral Sciences
Combating Obesity: A Look Into The Future

Combating Obesity: A Look Into The Future

The rising prevalence of obesity represents an important public

- by Shyam Bhatt, Yilin Liang, Lawrence Brown, Vaughn Podlogar and Wan Wang - 19,159 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Gastrointestinal
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Obesity

3 Things You Didn’t Know About Obesity

  Anyone who has watched the news or seen

- by Alejandra Moncayo, Haley Garbus and Kamran Javadi - 22,294 - In Cardiovascular Chronic Disease Epidemiology Environmental Health
Chemotherapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Chemotherapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Thanks to modern medicine, more people are surviving cancer

18 Apr - by Mariana Henry, Duane Madziva, Brian Matusovsky and Faheem Ul Haq - 16,516 - In Cardiovascular Chronic Disease Epidemiology Social & Behavioral Sciences
Chagas Disease: The Intersection of Infectious Pathogens and Chronic Illness

Chagas Disease: The Intersection of Infectious Pathogens and Chronic Illness

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are often addressed from the perspective

- by Phoebe Tran, Mike Yepes and Sara Kim - 15,838 - In Cardiovascular Chronic Disease Epidemiology Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Global Health
Fecal Microbiota Transplants: A Cost-Effective Solution to A High-Burden Infection

Fecal Microbiota Transplants: A Cost-Effective Solution to A High-Burden Infection

What is C. Difficile? Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is

22 Feb - by Sara Kim, Mike Yepes, Jieqiong Zhou and James Randall - 29,104 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Gastrointestinal Healthcare Policy & Management
Heavy Drinking and Its Effects on the Liver

Heavy Drinking and Its Effects on the Liver

Alcohol consumption: part of our history and culture Today

- by Alejandra Moncayo, Yilin Liang, Mariana Henry, Shyam Bhatt and Kamran Javadi - 23,089 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Gastrointestinal Healthcare Policy & Management Liver Social & Behavioral Sciences
Gut Feelings: How the Creatures in Your GI Tract Talk to Your Brain

Gut Feelings: How the Creatures in Your GI Tract Talk to Your Brain

Have you ever had that feeling of something not

- by Duane Madziva, Gilah Benson-Tilsen, Wan Wang, Haley Garbus and Saksham Chandra - 15,565 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Gastrointestinal Social & Behavioral Sciences
The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Since the 1970s, the percentage of children in the

- by Brian Matusovsky, Meredith Corsi, Thomas Dubin, Vaughn Podlogar and Phoebe Tran - 19,380 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Environmental Health Gastrointestinal Social & Behavioral Sciences
Sun: Friend or Foe?

Sun: Friend or Foe?

The skin functions as a barrier–it protects against germs

8 Feb - by Brian Matusovsky, Mike Yepes, Vincent Dimassa and Haley Garbus - 33,263 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Environmental Health Skin
Acanthosis nigricans: Skin conditions and obesity

Acanthosis nigricans: Skin conditions and obesity

Obesity is a growing problem in the United States

- by Meredith Corsi, Gilah Benson-Tilsen, Lawrence Brown, Thomas Dubin, Vaughn Podlogar and Wan Wang - 25,516 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Healthcare Policy & Management Skin
Skin Woes: Living with Psoriasis

Skin Woes: Living with Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a disease that affects about 2.3% of

- by Phoebe Tran, Shyam Bhatt and Faheem Ul Haq - 18,973 - In Chronic Disease Epidemiology Healthcare Policy & Management Skin

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