Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It can be either acute, producing temporary symptoms, or chronic, leading to long-term damage. Acute pancreatitis may lead to chronic pancreatitis in some ...

Acute stress disorder can develop following a person’s exposure to one or more traumatic events. Symptoms may develop after an individual either experiences or witnesses a disturbing event involving a ...

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was hospitalised after being diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. Here's a simple explainer on ...

What Is Acute Kidney Failure? Acute kidney failure is when your kidneys stop working suddenly. Doctors sometimes call it acute renal failure. It can happen over just a few hours or days. Acute kidney ...

Acute cystitis is a sudden inflammation of the urinary bladder. Most of the time, a bacterial infection causes it. This infection is commonly referred to as a urinary tract infection (UTI). Irritating ...

Leukemia causes uncontrollable growth and reproduction of cells called leukocytes. In acute leukemia, leukocytes are less mature, develop fast, and become dysfunctional cells called blasts as they ...

A major issue with severe gastroenteritis is dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. A doctor says the cricketer lost a lot of ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

RECORDED cases of acute non-communicable disease (NCD) complications rose during the holidays, with two deaths reported, according to the Department of Health (DOH) monitoring data.

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More than 90% of cases of acute cholecystitis are associated with cholelithiasis (acute calculous cholecystitis). The key elements in pathogenesis seem to be an obstruction of the cystic duct in the ...