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Avulsion fracture: How is it treated?
Surgery is rarely needed to reattach a small chunk of bone when it gets pulled away from the main part of the bone by a tendon or ligament.
Aortic calcification: An early sign of heart valve problems?
Aortic valve calcification — once thought a harmless condition — may be a sign of heart valve disease.
Walking pneumonia: What does it mean?
Walking pneumonia is a mild bacterial infection that resembles a cold. It usually does not require bed rest or a hospital stay.
Nail ridges: Cause for concern?
Vertical nail ridges are common and often become more prominent with age.
Did the definition of Alzheimer's disease change?
What the change in the research definition of Alzheimer's disease means for you.
Fever
Medications can lower a fever, but sometimes it's better left untreated. Fever may play a role in helping your body fight off infections.
Earwax blockage
Learn simple steps for treatment and self-care of this common problem, including earwax removal.
Atrioventricular canal defect
This congenital heart defect involves a hole in the heart. It affects blood flow through the heart valves. Learn the symptoms and how it's treated.
Patent foramen ovale
Learn more about the causes and complications of this condition in which a hole in the heart doesn't close the way it should after birth.
Turner syndrome
Turner syndrome affects only females as the result of a missing or partially missing X chromosome, causing a variety of medical and developmental problems.
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