Advocacy groups have pushed hard for certain conditions to be included on the WHO list of neglected tropical diseases.

Autoimmune diseases occur when the body's immune system, which normally protects against infections, mistakenly attacks ...

It might seem like semantics. But whether a health condition qualifies as a disease can have a huge impact on patient experiences and treatment options.

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, ...