Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that trains or helps your immune system to find, fight, and keep cancer cells under control. Your immune system usually guards you against infections and…
Pelvic organ prolapse can interfere with everyday comfort, confidence, and quality of life. It occurs when the tissues and muscles supporting the pelvic organs become weakened, allowing organs to shift…
Headaches are one of the symptoms most people connect with sinus problems. However, not every sinus condition causes the familiar pressure around the forehead, cheeks, or nose. Sphenoid sinusitis is…
Uric acid symptoms can be difficult to recognize because elevated uric acid may not cause noticeable problems in the beginning. Uric acid is a waste product produced when the body…
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition in which a protein called amyloid slowly collects in the walls of small and medium-sized blood vessels in the brain. As the deposits…
What is precancerous? The word generally refers to abnormal changes in cells that are not cancer but may have the potential to develop into cancer over time. These changes can…
ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The word “extracorporeal” means outside the body, while “membrane oxygenation” refers to adding oxygen to the blood through a specialized machine. ECMO is an…
An esophagram is an X-ray test. You swallow a contrast liquid, usually barium, and the images show the shape of your esophagus and how well it moves food toward the…
Persistent fatigue, frequent infections, or unexplained bruising may seem like symptoms of common health problems, but they can sometimes be signs of a rare and serious blood disorder called aplastic…
What if changes that seem like ordinary memory problems or coordination issues were actually early signs of a rare and rapidly progressing brain disorder? Prion diseases are uncommon, but they…
