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Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you
This practice saves lives, but wrong ideas surround it. Get the facts about being an organ donor.
Feminizing surgery
Find out how feminizing surgical procedures can help better align the body with a person's gender identity.
Do you have a living will?
Life-threatening situations can happen to anyone, so it's important to have a living will or other advance directive. These documents spell out your preferences regarding medical treatments you would or would not want to keep you alive. You can also outline your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation. By planning ahead, you can get the medical care you want and save your family from having to make tough decisions in a crisis.
Ankylosing spondylitis
Learn about this inflammatory disease that can cause some of the vertebrae in the spine to fuse over time.
Living wills and advance directives for medical decisions
Living wills and other advance directives describe your treatment preferences in end-of-life situations when you can't speak for yourself.
Multiple sclerosis
This nervous system disorder causes a range of symptoms — and while there's no cure, it's possible to have long periods of remission.
Blood donation
Find out what to expect during blood donation and how your blood will be used to help others.
Masculinizing surgery
Find out how masculinizing surgical procedures can help better align the body with a person's gender identity.
Different types of COVID-19 vaccines: How they work
Find out how different COVID-19 vaccines cause your body to create antibodies that will fight the COVID-19 virus.
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