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August 18, 2025Neuralgia is sharp, shock-like pain that travels along the path of a nerve, often described as burning, stabbing, or electric.…
August 18, 2025A painful skin rash is any patch of irritated, broken, or blistered skin that hurts, stings, or burns rather than…
August 18, 2025Pancreatic cancer is a serious disease that often develops quietly, which is one reason it is frequently found at a…
August 18, 2025Conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye, is one of the most common eye problems seen in primary care, and in…
August 15, 2025High cholesterol means there is too much cholesterol — a waxy, fat-like substance your body needs in the right amount…
August 15, 2025Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor about their gut, yet it stays…
August 15, 2025Schizophrenia is a long-term brain condition that changes how a person thinks, perceives reality, and connects with others. It is…
August 15, 2025Cervical cancer and uterine cancer are two of the most common cancers of the female reproductive system, and they are…
August 15, 2025Eczema is one of the most common skin conditions in the world, affecting roughly one in ten people at some…
July 18, 2025Epilepsy is a common neurological condition in which a person has a lasting tendency to experience seizures, the brief bursts…
July 17, 2025Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and nearly every sexually active person…
July 17, 2025Multiple sclerosis is a long-term disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective coating around nerves in the…
July 17, 2025Bipolar disorder is a treatable brain condition that causes lasting shifts in mood, energy, and activity, moving between emotional highs…
July 17, 2025Sleep apnea is a common but often undiagnosed condition in which your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you sleep.…
July 14, 2025Colorectal cancer is a cancer that begins in the colon or rectum, the lower part of the digestive system. It…
July 14, 2025Parkinson's disease is a progressive condition of the nervous system that slowly changes the way the body moves. It develops…
July 10, 2025Crohn's disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease that can inflame any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth…
July 10, 2025Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of…
July 10, 2025Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in American men, yet most cases grow slowly and never become…
July 10, 2025If you live with fibromyalgia, you already know two things that medicine is finally catching up on: the pain is…
July 10, 2025Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection that people can catch from the bite of an infected blacklegged tick, also…
July 10, 2025Hypothyroidism, also called an underactive thyroid, develops when the thyroid gland makes too little thyroid hormone for the body's needs.…
July 10, 2025Influenza, commonly called the flu, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses that circulate every year, mostly in…
July 10, 2025ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is a common neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain manages attention, activity, and impulse control.…
July 10, 2025Arthritis is not one disease but an umbrella term for more than 100 conditions that cause joint pain, stiffness, and…
July 10, 2025A stroke, also called a cerebrovascular accident, happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted,…
July 10, 2025A migraine is far more than an ordinary headache. It is a common neurological condition that brings intense, often throbbing…
July 10, 2025Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, yet it is also one of the most treatable when…
July 9, 2025HIV and AIDS are often mentioned in the same breath, yet they are not the same thing, and understanding the…