Chronic Kidney Disease: Managing 4 Risk Factors
African Americans constitute more than 35% of all patients in the U.S. receiving dialysis for kidney failure, but only represent 13.2% of the overall U.S. population according to the National…
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9 Cancer Stats to Know & What Is Metastatic Cancer?
The main reason that cancer is so serious is its ability to spread in the body. Cancer cells can spread locally by moving into nearby normal tissue. Cancer can also…
Pharmacogenetic Testing: Definition & 3 Benefits
Precision medicine1 is “an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person.” This approach will allow doctors…
5 Facts on Women and Heart Disease: Plus Risk Factors
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For American Indians or Alaska Natives and…