Health & Wellness

An intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm IPMN for short is a cyst that forms inside the pancreas’s duct system, the network of small channels that carries digestive juices into the small…

For many people diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, a lumpectomy offers a way to treat the disease while keeping most of the breast intact. Also called breast-conserving surgery, it involves…

Ever spotted the word “phenylketonurics” printed on a soda can or a pack of sugar-free gum and wondered what it’s doing there? That warning “Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine” shows up on…

Bone metastasis happens when cancer cells travel from where they first started like the breast, prostate, lungs, kidneys, or thyroid and settle in the bones. It’s not a new, separate…

HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for roughly 15% to 20% of breast cancer cases. This type of cancer has unusually high levels of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor…

A Gleason score is one of the key factors doctors use when evaluating prostate cancer. It is determined by examining prostate tissue obtained during a biopsy and assessing how abnormal…

The heart relies on a finely tuned electrical wiring system to keep its chambers beating in perfect coordination. A bundle branch block happens when one part of that wiring slows…

Fanconi syndrome is a rare kidney disorder, but its symptoms can affect many parts of the body because the problem starts in the kidneys’ proximal tubules. These tubules normally reabsorb…

Ichthyosis vulgaris is a common inherited skin condition that causes dry, rough skin covered with fine, fish scale-like flakes. It happens when the skin does not shed dead cells properly,…

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, is a brain condition associated with repeated head impacts over time. It has been studied particularly among athletes, military veterans, and people who…