Healthy aging: Over 50
Learning Center
Video: What happens during obstructive sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea — Watch this video to see how snoring and obstructive sleep apnea occur.
Video: Smoking — Anatomy of nicotine addiction
This animation illustrates how smoking changes your brain, causing nicotine addiction.
Video: How irritable bowel syndrome affects you
Watch this irritable bowel syndrome video to learn how IBS can affect you.
Video: Heartburn and hiatal hernia
Watch this video to learn about heartburn and hiatal hernia.
Video: Baby's soft spots (fontanels)
A baby's soft spots (fontanels) close when the skull bones fuse together. See how.
Video: Ankle sprain
How do you get an ankle sprain? Watch this video and find out.
Vesicoureteral reflux
Learn about what happens if urine flows backward from the bladder. Usually found in children, this condition boosts the risk of urinary tract infections.
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
In this heart problem present at birth, there is a hole between the two lower heart chambers. Know the symptoms and when surgery is needed.
Ventricular fibrillation
Without fast treatment, this heart rhythm problem can cause death within minutes. Learn the symptoms of VFib and what actions to take to save a life.
Vascular rings
Learn more about this condition in which malformations of the aortic arch encircle the windpipe and esophagus and can press against them.
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