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Students Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants
Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma’s Toll On Black Children
Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients
WATCH: Mosquitoes Use 6 Needles To Suck Your Blood
Febrile Seizures After Childhood Vaccines Are Rare, Study Finds
Families Isolated By Rare Genetic Conditions Find New Ways To Reach Out
Guess Which Woman Is Having A Heart Attack (Hint: You Can’t)
Scientists Say They Hope To Create A Human Genome In The Lab
Bright Lights, Big Hassles For Children In The Hospital
A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues
Details On Death Certificates Offer Layers Of Clues To Opioid Epidemic
A Transplanted Uterus Offers Hope, But Procedure Stirs Debate
30% Of Prescribed Antibiotics Aren’t Necessary, Study Finds
In Babies With Microcephaly, Unique Damage Wreaked By Zika
Photos: Disease Detectives Seek Zika Answers in Brazil
When Food Shortage Becomes Famine
“Tsunami of Disease” Slams Brazil’s Health System
The Options and Obstacles to Treating Heroin Addiction
Xtandi (see Enzalutamide (By mouth))
Xulane (see Ethinyl Estradiol/Norelgestromin (Absorbed through the skin))
Xuriden (see Uridine Triacetate (Oral route))
Xylocaine (see Lidocaine)
Xylon 10 (see Ibuprofen/Hydrocodone (By mouth))
Xyrem (see Sodium Oxybate (By mouth))
Drug Czar: Treating Substance Abuse as a Crime is “Inhumane”
How Brazilians Use WhatsApp to Connect on Zika
As Brazil Confronts Zika, Vaccine Rumors Shape Perceptions
As Brazil Marks Carnival, Women Worry About Zika
New Link Between Zika and Microcephaly Is Found in Brazil
Obama Asks for $1.1 Billion to Fight Opioid and Heroin Abuse
Big Pharma Calls for New Incentives to Fight “Superbugs”
Five Questions To Ask When Considering Health Supplements
How Beneficial is Fish Oil?
Ebola Outbreak: A Virtual Journey
When Transgender Kids Transition, Medical Risks are Both Known and Unknown
Podcast: The Long Tail, the Lottery and “Being Mortal”
Love and Cancer at 27
“It’s Very Hard to Come to the Realization That You’re Dying”
Prolonging Life or Prolonging Death? Two Doctors on Caring for the Critically Sick
What Matters Most to You in the End?
Dr. Atul Gawande: “Hope is Not a Plan” When Doctors, Patients Talk Death
Facing Mortality: How to Talk to Your Doctor
Why Is It So Hard for Doctors to Talk to Patients About Death?
How Should Doctors Help Terminally Ill Patients Prepare for Death?
MSF on Ebola: “This is the Biggest Outbreak We’ve Ever Known”
How The Supreme Court’s Ruling Affects Dental Care
Dental Professionals Speak Out About America’s Care Crisis
How To Fix A Broken Dental Safety Net
Dr. Frank Catalanotto: Why The ADA Is Wrong About Access To Dental Care
Aspen Dental CEO Bob Fontana: “We’re Big Advocates for the Patient”
Dr. Bill Calnon: Why Dentistry Needs More Prevention, Not More Treaters
Live Chat 2:30 p.m. ET: Inside America’s Dental Care Crisis
Patients, Pressure and Profits at Aspen Dental
Can House Calls Save Health Care?
ACE Inhibitors (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors)
ALL (see Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia)
AML (see Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia)
Abdominal Hysterectomy
Abutment
Achilles Tendinitis
Acne Cysts
Acne Nodules
Acromegaly
Actinic Keratosis
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Acute Pancreatitis: Prevention
Acute Pancreatitis: Symptoms
Acute Pancreatitis: Tests
Acute Pancreatitis: Treatments
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Symptoms
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Tests
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Treatments
Acute Steatohepatitis (Acute Fatty Liver Disease)
Adenoidectomy
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Adenotonsillectomy
Adhesive Capsulitis (see Frozen Shoulder)
Adjunct Therapy
Adrenaline Hormone
Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Symptoms
Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Tests
Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Treatments
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Symptoms
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Tests
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Treatments
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Symptoms
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Tests
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Treatments
Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Adult Primary Liver Cancer: Symptoms
Adult Primary Liver Cancer: Tests
Adult Primary Liver Cancer: Treatments
Aerobic Exercise
Age Cohort (see Birth Cohort)
Age-Related Hearing Loss
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Prevention
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Symptoms
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Tests
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Treatments
Alopecia (see Hair Loss)
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency)
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency): Prevention
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency): Symptoms
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency): Tests
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency): Treatments
Amygdala
Anal Cancer: Prevention
Anal Cancer: Symptoms
Anal Cancer: Tests
Anal Cancer: Treatments
Anastomosis
Anemia: Prevention
Anemia: Symptoms
Anemia: Tests
Anemia: Treatments
Angina (Angina Pectoris)
Angina (Angina Pectoris): Prevention
Angina (Angina Pectoris): Symptoms
Angina (Angina Pectoris): Tests
Angina (Angina Pectoris): Treatments
Angiogenesis Inhibitor
Ankle Bone
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Antihypertensives (see Blood Pressure Medications)
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS)
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS): Symptoms
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS): Tests
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS): Treatments
Appendicitis: Symptoms
Appendicitis: Tests
Appendicitis: Treatments
Arrector Pili Muscle (see Hair Erector Muscle)
Arrhythmia (Cardiac Arrhythmia): Prevention
Arrhythmia (Cardiac Arrhythmia): Symptoms
Aplastic Anemia: Symptoms
Aplastic Anemia: Tests
Aplastic Anemia: Treatments
Arrhythmia (Cardiac Arrhythmia): Tests
Arrhythmia (Cardiac Arrhythmia): Treatments
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases: Prevention
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases: Symptoms
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases: Tests
Asbestos-Related Lung Diseases: Treatments
Asbestosis: Prevention
Asbestosis: Symptoms
Asbestosis: Tests
Asbestosis: Treatments
Asperger Syndrome
Asthma: Prevention
Asthma: Symptoms
Asthma: Tests
Asthma: Treatments
Atelectasis: Prevention
Atelectasis: Symptoms
Atelectasis: Tests
Atelectasis: Treatments
Atherosclerosis: Prevention
Atherosclerosis: Symptoms
Atherosclerosis: Tests
Atherosclerosis: Treatments
Athlete’s Foot
Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Prevention
Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Tests
Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Treatments
Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
Atrophic Lichen Planus
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Tests
Atypical Glandular Cells (AGC)
Auscultation
Autograft
Autonomic Nervous System
Axon Terminals (see Synaptic Terminals)
B-Cells (B-Lymphocytes)
Barium Meal
Barrett’s Esophagus
Basic Metabolic Panels
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Bedsores (see Pressure Ulcers)
Bell’s Palsy
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Beta Blockers (Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists)
Biceps
Biceps Femoris
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
Bile Ductules
Biopolymers (Biological Polymers)
Birth Cohort
Bladder Cancer: Symptoms
Bladder Cancer: Tests
Bladder Cancer: Treatments
Bladder Training
Blanching
Blepharitis: Symptoms
Blepharitis: Treatments
Blocker (see Antagonist)
Blood Circulation (see Systemic Circulation)
Body Fiber
Body Membrane
Bolus Dose
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacteria
Bowel (see Colon)
Bradykinesia
Brain Hemisphere
Brain Ventricles
Breast Cancer: Prevention
Breathing in (see Inhaling)
Brittle Bone Disease
Bronchial Adenoma
Bronchiectasis: Treatments
Bronchitis: Prevention
Bronchitis: Symptoms
Bronchitis: Tests
Bronchitis: Treatments
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): Prevention
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): Symptoms
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): Tests
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD): Treatments
Buccal Mucosa (see Mouth Mucosa)
Bunion
C-Diff Infection (Clostridium Difficile Colitis)
CIN-1 (Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 1)
CIN-2 (Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2)
CIN-3 (Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 3)
Calcaneal Tendon (see Achilles Tendon)
Capitate Bone
Cardiac Arrhythmia (see Arrhythmia)
Cardiac Septal Defects
Cardiac Septal Defects: Symptoms
Cardiac Septal Defects: Tests
Cardiac Septal Defects: Treatments
Cardiac Valves (see Heart Valves)
Cardiogenic Shock: Prevention
Cardiogenic Shock: Symptoms
Cardiogenic Shock: Tests
Cardiogenic Shock: Treatments
Cardiomyopathy: Prevention
Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms
Cardiomyopathy: Tests
Cardiomyopathy: Treatments
Carotid Artery Disease: Prevention
Carotid Artery Disease: Symptoms
Carotid Artery Disease: Tests
Carotid Artery Disease: Treatments
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevention
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Tests
Case-Control Study
Cellulitis Skin Infection
Cerebral Hemisphere (see Brain Hemisphere)
Cerebral Ventricles (see Brain Ventricles)
Cerebrovascular Accident (see Stroke)
Cervical Cancer: Prevention
Cervical Cancer: Symptoms
Cervical Cancer: Tests
Cervical Cancer: Treatments
Cervical Lesions (Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia)
Chemosensitivity
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Symptoms
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Tests
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): Treatments
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Symptoms
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Tests
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Treatments
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD)
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Prevention
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Symptoms
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Tests
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): Treatments
Childhood Liver Cancer: Symptoms
Childhood Liver Cancer: Tests
Childhood Liver Cancer: Treatments
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Cholangiocarcinoma (see Bile Duct Cancer)
Cholangitis
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystitis
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Choledocholithiasis
Chondrocalcinosis (see Pseudogout)
Chronic Depression
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Symptoms
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Tests
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Treatments
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): Symptoms
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): Tests
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): Treatments
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Prevention
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Symptoms
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Tests
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Treatments
Chronic Pancreatitis: Prevention
Chronic Pancreatitis: Symptoms
Chronic Pancreatitis: Tests
Chronic Pancreatitis: Treatments
Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Symptoms
Cirrhosis: Prevention
Cirrhosis: Symptoms
Cirrhosis: Tests
Cirrhosis: Treatments
Closed Fracture
Cicatricial Alopecia
Cluster Headache
Collarbone (Clavicle)
Colon Cancer: Symptoms
Colon Cancer: Tests
Colon Cancer: Treatments
Colon Polyp
Colon Polyp Removal (Colonoscopic Polypectomy)
Colorectal Cancer: Prevention
Colposcopy
Communicable Disease (see Infectious Disease)
Compact Bone (Cortical Bone)
Complete Hysterectomy (see Total Hysterectomy)
Compound Fracture (see Open Fracture)
Cone Biopsy (Conization)
Congenital Heart Defects (Congenital Heart Diseases)
Congenital Heart Defects (Congenital Heart Diseases): Symptoms
Congenital Heart Defects (Congenital Heart Diseases): Tests
Congenital Heart Defects (Congenital Heart Diseases): Treatments
Conjunctivitis: Treatment
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD)
Contralateral
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Prevention
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Symptoms
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Tests
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Treatments
Cough: Symptom
Cough: Tests
Cough: Treatments
Cricoid Cartilage
Cricothyroid Muscle
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease: Prevention
Crohn’s Disease: Symptoms
Crohn’s Disease: Tests
Crohn’s Disease: Treatments
Cross-Over Trial
Cryptorchidism (see Undescended Testicles)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Symptoms
Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Tests
Cystic Fibrosis (CF): Treatments
Debridement
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Prevention
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Symptoms
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Tests
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatments
Degenerative Disease
Dental Alveolus (see Tooth Socket)
Dental Caries (see Tooth Decay)
Dentin
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Dextrose (see Glucose)
Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Diastolic Pressure
Diencephalon (see Interbrain)
Dietary Carbohydrate
Dietary Cholesterol
Dietary Protein
Direct Ophthalmoscopy
Disease Vector
Displaced Fracture
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): Symptoms
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): Tests
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): Treatments
Distal Colon
Distal Pancreatectomy
Diverticulitis: Symptoms
Diverticulitis: Tests
Diverticulitis: Treatments
Diverticulosis (Diverticular Disease)
Diverticulosis: Symptoms
Diverticulosis: Tests
Diverticulosis: Treatments
Dry Eye: Symptoms
Dry Eye: Treatments
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Dumping Syndrome
Dysmenorrhea (see Period Pain)
Dysphagia
Dysplastic Nevus
Dysthymia (see Chronic Depression)
Ear Ventilation Tubes
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Encephalitis: Symptoms
Endometrial Cancer: Prevention
Endometrial Cancer: Symptoms
Endometrial Cancer: Tests
Endometrial Cancer: Treatments
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endocervix
Enterostomy
Epidemiology
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Epimysium
Epinephrine (Drug)
Erythrocytes (see Red Blood Cells)
Esophageal Cancer: Prevention
Esophageal Cancer: Symptoms
Esophageal Cancer: Tests
Esophageal Cancer: Treatments
Ethmoid Sinus
Ewing Sarcoma
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer: Symptoms
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer: Tests
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer: Treatments
Extramedullary
Extremities (see Limbs)
Facet Joints
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Fanconi Anemia: Prevention
Fanconi Anemia: Symptoms
Fanconi Anemia: Tests
Fanconi Anemia: Treatments
Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis): Symptoms
Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis): Tests
Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis): Treatments
Fecal Fat Test
Fecal Transplant (Fecal Flora Reconstitution)
Female Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Female Breast Cancer: Tests
Female Breast Cancer: Treatments
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fibroadenoma
Finger and Toe Joints
First-Degree Burn
Flu (see Influenza)
Folic Acid (Folate)
Follicle (Follicular)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Frontal Sinus
Full Thickness Burn (see Third-Degree Burn)
Galactosemia
Gallbladder Cancer: Symptoms
Gallbladder Cancer: Tests
Gallbladder Cancer: Treatments
Gastric Cancer (see Stomach Cancer)
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor: Symptoms
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor: Tests
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor: Treatments
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Symptoms
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Tests
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST): Treatments
Gastrointestinal Tract (GI Tract)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Genetic Counseling (Genetic Counselor)
Genitourinary System (see Urogenital System)
Gerota’s Fascia
Gestation (see Pregnancy)
Gestational Diabetes (GDM)
Gestational Diabetes (GDM): Prevention
Gestational Diabetes (GDM): Tests
Gestational Diabetes (GDM): Treatments
Giant Cell Arteritis
Glomerulonephritis
Glomerulonephritis: Symptoms
Glomerulonephritis: Tests
Glomerulonephritis: Treatments
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD Deficiency)
Gluten Intolerance (see Celiac Disease)
Glycans (see Polysaccharides)
Glycoproteins
Gout: Symptoms
Gout: Tests
Gout: Treatments
Gram Stain
Granulomatous Hepatitis
Graves’ Disease
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Gums (Gingiva)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Symptoms
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Tests
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Treatments
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Prevention
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Symptoms