Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is where two or more independent organs fail to function properly. It is a serious condition that can lead to death without emergency care. MODS can affect ...

The types of active multiple myeloma are categorized by the overproduced immunoglobulin, with IgG being the most common and IgE the rarest and most aggressive. Smoldering multiple myeloma is a ...

Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer where plasma cells in bone marrow replicate out of control. Doctors use the acronym CRAB to diagnose myeloma by identifying four symptoms. The National Cancer ...

Light chain multiple myeloma is a subtype of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow. Symptoms can include bone pain, fatigue, infections, swelling, and more. Multiple myeloma is ...

Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death. By Gina Kolata A ...