Hemolytic anemia is a disorder in which red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be made. The destruction of red blood cells is called hemolysis. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of ...

Mesenteric ischemia is when blood flow to your intestine is decreased or blocked. The main blood vessels that send blood and oxygen to your intestines are called the mesenteric arteries. Ischemia ...

What is swimmer’s ear? Swimmer's ear is a redness or swelling (inflammation), irritation, or infection of your outer ear canal. The ear canal is a tube that goes from the opening of the ear to the ...

Kawasaki disease is a rare heart condition that causes a high fever and inflammation of the blood vessels. It usually affects children under the age of 5. It is the most common form of acquired (not ...

The procedure is similar to a fine needle biopsy and involves inserting a needle-like probe into the body. Radiofrequency waves are sent out from the probe into the surrounding tissue, which causes ...

Medical tests aren’t just for diagnosing disorders once symptoms appear—they’re also routinely used as an important aspect of preventive health care. People who see their doctor regularly and have ...

Tens of thousands of people each year are injured by lawn mowers in the U.S. The medical team at Johns Hopkins Children’s ...

MSN via Barron Kerry Stewart, an exercise physiologist and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, says exercise capacity "definitely declines" as we age. "With regular exercise, the decline won't be ...

Consumer fireworks are one of the leading causes of serious hand, face and eye injuries during the Fourth of July holiday.

The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute (@brady_urology), part of @HopkinsMedicine, has a newly endowed division, called the Robert Altman Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, following a $10 ...

A recent outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship traveling in the South Atlantic Ocean is being investigated by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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