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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.
Biopsy: Types of biopsy procedures used to diagnose cancer
Learn about the different ways of collecting suspicious cells to test in the lab to diagnose cancer.
Blood pressure chart: What your reading means
Checking your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.
Diagnosing Alzheimer's: How Alzheimer's is diagnosed
Even though there isn't a cure, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia is important.
Female fertility: Why lifestyle choices count
Know what you can do to protect being able to get pregnant.
Inducing labor: When to wait, when to induce
Find out who can benefit from getting the uterus to contract to start labor and why.
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.
Postpartum complications: What you need to know
Learn about self-care after childbirth and the symptoms of a possible problem.
Fetal development: The 1st trimester
Fetal development begins before you even know you're pregnant. Here's what happens early on.
Breast cancer chemoprevention: Drugs that reduce risk
Learn about the drugs that can help prevent breast cancer in people at high risk.
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