“Comorbidities are two or more distinct health conditions that occur at the same time,” says Irina Benenson, D.N.P., F.N.P.-C., a certified family nurse practitioner and associate professor at Rutgers ...

Comorbidity is a complex topic, conceptually and clinically. The definition of comorbidity from a conceptual point of view refers to a situation in which "a distinct clinical entity appears during the ...

The occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient is known as comorbidity. It poses significant difficulties in terms of disease diagnosis and therapy. Comorbidities are frequently associated ...

Use of medical jargon is one of the reasons why there is an increased gap between doctors and patients. Our section 'Know your medical terms' is an attempt to fill in this gap between by explaining ...