Acute kidney failure, now known as acute kidney injury (AKI), occurs when your kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste products from your blood. This rapid decline in kidney function can ...

Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) refers to a family of rare genetic diseases that affect the production of heme, a component of red blood cells. It can cause life threatening complications. AHP can cause ...

Rare diseases can often be difficult to diagnose because their symptoms can overlap with a variety of conditions. One such disease is acute hepatic porphyria (AHP), a rare genetic disease with ...

The search for a better biomarker than creatine for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been “long and elusive.” However, could researchers be on the right path now? “The thinking is moving away from trying ...

Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare but serious type of glaucoma. This condition occurs when drainage canals in the eye become blocked. If a person does not get treatment, acute angle-closure ...

John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, revealed her acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis after childbirth. Doctors found a significantly high white blood cell count, leading to the ...

They are known as "kissing bugs," but instead of spreading love, they transmit a parasitic disease that can be deadly. Chagas disease is considered endemic; it's present in 21 countries in the ...

Measurable residual disease after induction therapy may serve as an individual-level predictor of survival among patients ...