CHRONIC IS A TERM you've probably heard used to describe certain medical conditions. But you might know what it really means or which types of illnesses it refers to. Chronic conditions are diseases ...

POTS can turn everyday energy into a moving target, where symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, and brain fog reshape what a “productive day” looks like in real time. Managing a chronic illness comes with ...

Sociologist Michael Bury first described chronic illness as a “biographical disruption” in the 1980s. This description and the theory Bury developed around it continue to be relevant in understanding ...

Going to the doctor is already tricky enough for people with chronic symptoms of Lyme disease. Their concerns often dismissed by mainstream medicine, those patients now face an additional hurdle: ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

As someone who was born with a physical disability, and who is now in her 40s, I have spent more than four decades living with a disability. I also work with clients who experience a variety of ...

At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...