Surgery & Procedures
Dupuytren’s Contracture: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Dupuytren’s contracture affects a layer of tissue called the fascia, which lies between your skin and the tendons in your palm.
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Surgery & Procedures
Plastic Surgery: Benefits, Risks & What to Expect
Plastic surgery is a branch of medicine focused on altering or restoring the form and function of the body.
Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Risk: Are You Predisposed?
Your type 2 diabetes risk may be higher than you think — and you might not even know it yet.
Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes: Causes, Symptoms & Management
Type 2 diabetes is a condition where your body either does not make enough insulin, or does not use insulin properly.
Respiratory Health
Pleurisy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment in Canada
Your lungs are wrapped in two thin layers of tissue called the pleura. One layer covers the outside of your lungs.
Respiratory Health
Orthopnea: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Have you ever noticed that you struggle to breathe when you lie flat, but feel better once you sit up or stand? This is called …
Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Low Blood Pressure: Causes, Symptoms & When to Act
Blood pressure measures the force of blood pushing against your artery walls. It is recorded as two numbers: systolic (the …
Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Cardiac Hypertrophy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Your heart is a muscle. Like any muscle, it can grow larger when it works harder than usual.
Infections & Infectious Diseases
Oral Thrush: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis — happens when the fungus Candida albicans grows out of control inside the mouth.
Infections & Infectious Diseases
Esophageal Candidiasis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
Esophageal candidiasis is the most common cause of infectious esophagitis. After the mouth and throat, the esophagus is the second …