Respiratory Health
Breathing Difficulties: Symptoms, Causes & When to Act
Breathing difficulties happen when your body struggles to take in or move air normally. The medical term is dyspnea.
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Evidence-based guides to diseases and medical conditions affecting Canadians — from heart and cancer to digestive, kidney, and hormonal health. Reviewed by licensed Canadian physicians.
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Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Heart Arrhythmia Symptoms: What to Do When Help Is Far
Sudden palpitations, weakness, shortness of breath, and sweating can be frightening. These are common heart arrhythmia symptoms, …
Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Hypertensive Heart Disease: Complications & Treatment
High blood pressure is defined as a reading consistently above 140/90 mmHg. When blood pressure stays high over months or years, …
Genetics & Congenital Disorders
Hypospadias in Children: Causes, Treatment & Care
In a typical male anatomy, the urethral opening sits at the very tip of the penis. In hypospadias, that opening forms somewhere …
Genetics & Congenital Disorders
Genetic Testing: What Canadians Need to Know
Genes are small sections of your cells that carry biological information. They act like a set of instructions that control how …
Digestive Health
Stomach Pain: Causes, Symptoms & When to Act
Your stomach sits surrounded by the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, and other structures.
Digestive Health
Acute Abdominal Pain: Causes, Symptoms & When to Act
Abdominal pain is very common, and most of the time it is not serious. However, acute abdominal pain — pain that comes on suddenly …
Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Lung cancer develops when cells in the lung tissue begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way.
Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer: Symptoms, Types & Treatment
The pancreas is an organ tucked behind the stomach. It does two important jobs. It makes digestive enzymes that break down food, …
Respiratory Health
Respiratory Viral Infections: How to Protect Yourself
Respiratory viral infections are illnesses caused by viruses that attack your breathing system.