On this West Virginia Morning, federal health researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have a new report about black lung disease among the most experienced coal miners in Appalachia. They are suffering from the incurable disease at the highest rates in nearly half a century. For the Appalachia + Mid-South…

SUFFOLK COUNTY (WABC) –As Lyme disease cases continue to rise, a new home test designed to detect Lyme disease-causing bacteria in ticks is set to reach consumers later this month in Suffolk County

Open-heart surgery has long been the standard treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve narrows and restricts blood flow

UC Davis Medical Center has become the first hospital in the United States to treat a patient with symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation using a new minimally invasive therapy as part of a clinical trial

Several large studies have shown overlaps between ocular discomfort and chronic pain conditions (CPCs) due to central sensitization, altered nociceptive modulation, and high rates of non-pain CNS-mediated symptoms including mood and sleep. Chronic pain conditions are strongly associated with dry eye disease and eye care professionals should consider the diagnosis as a risk factor for the…

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) projects for rare disease diagnosis typically yield a diagnostic rate of 25–41%, depending on the methods for patient selection and the extent of prior genetic testing. The Scottish Genomes Partnership (SGP) is a collaborative programme using genome sequencing to diagnose rare disease patients with presumed monogenic aetiology in the Scottish NHS. Within…