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As Covid deaths drop, heart disease and cancer remain leading causes of death

Since its emergence in 2020, Covid has jumbled the list of the 10 leading causes of deaths in the United States. It roared into third place in 2020 but has now fallen to 10th place, the National ...
MLive

Kalamazoo researchers have discovered what causes a common kidney disease

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Scientists at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine (WMed) have made a “groundbreaking” discovery. A team led by Dr. Erik Larson, vice chair of the Department ...
KTBS

A surprisingly common liver disease affects millions in the US. What to know, according to a doctor

(CNN) — A health condition many people have never heard of has become one of the most common liver diseases in the United States. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, ...
New York Post

Beware this common disease that attacks from the inside — and the bad habit worsening it

It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness. About ...
Forbes

Lyme Disease Is The Most Common Vector-Borne Disease In The U.S., Yet Its True Impact Remains Unknown

Blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) on a leaf, carrier of the Lyme disease, 2005. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC) / James Gathany, William L. Nicholson. (Photo by Smith ...