Healthy retirement
Learning Center
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
In this condition, the heart muscle thickens, which makes it harder for the heart to pump blood. Learn about the causes and treatment.
Marfan syndrome
This inherited disorder affects the skeleton and the eyes. It can also harm the large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Scoliosis
This sideways curvature of the spine occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. Treatment may include braces or surgery.
Hip dysplasia
In infancy, this condition often can be corrected with a soft brace. Older children and young adults might require surgery to correct the misalignment.
Tonsillectomy
Learn how to prepare for a tonsillectomy and what to expect from the surgery.
Otoplasty
Learn about this cosmetic procedure, which is done to change the appearance of your ears. Understand risks and what results to expect after surgery.
Breast cancer chemoprevention: Drugs that reduce risk
Learn about the drugs that can help prevent breast cancer in people at high risk.
Can vitamin D protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Find out what the research says about vitamin D and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Damage to the small blood vessels in the kidneys can cause clots that clog the organ's filtering system. This can lead to life-threatening kidney failure.
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Learn more about this surgery that uses small incisions in the chest as an option to open-heart surgery.
Refine Your Search
Type
- All
- Disease (273)
- Article (108)
- Answer (67)
- TestProcedure (36)
- Video (19)
- HealthTip (18)
- SlideShow (2)
- FirstAid (1)
- Symptom (1)
Gender
Age
- All
- 19 to 44 younger
- 45 to 64 middle
- 06 to 12 years elementary/preteen
- 13 to 18 years teen
- 03 to 5 years preschool
- 02 months to 2 years infant/toddler
- 00 birth to 01 month newborn
- 65 to 80 older
- 80 and over
- 16 months to 2 years toddler
- 19 to 28 young adult
- 2 years
- 02 to 15 months infant
- 15 months
- 12 months
- 16 years