Sarcopenia is associated with increasing the risk for complications and mortality following TIPS among patients with liver disease.

Malignant ascites is a key factor affecting the survival and quality of life of people with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDAC accounts for 90% of pancreatic cancers and is among the ...

The causes and risk factors for stroke are well understood. A stroke, or the event that occurs when blood flow is interrupted or reduced, is often a consequence of a condition such as diabetes, ...

But too much cholesterol can increase your risk of developing heart disease. Many things contribute to high cholesterol, some of which you can control and others you can't.

Risk factors are determinants associated with an increased risk of a disease. Risk factors can be genetic or an aspect of personal behavior, lifestyle or environmental exposure. We showed ...

Factor investing, a risk-minimizing method, evaluates investments' exposure to diverse market factors, with the Morningstar Risk Model spotlighting returns as a crucial metric for assessing factor ...

Ringworm has nothing to do with actual worms. Rather, the red, ring-shaped rash, clinically known as tinea, is a fungal infection. It's highly contagious and spreads easily. Some people are more ...

Anyone experiencing unemployment, isolation, legal troubles, or any of the risk factors listed below—along with warning signs of suicidal behavior—should seek help or be referred to mental ...

Yepuri, MDPrimary biliary cholangitis (PBC), also known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic and progressive disease ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

Thus, although the reduced production of most clotting factors in patients with cirrhosis increases the risk of bleeding, the reduced production of proteins C and S and antithrombin, coupled with ...