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Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease)
Learn how this cancer differs from other lymphomas. Find out about risk factors and treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation and bone marrow transplant.
Broken wrist
The most common type of wrist fracture occurs when people try to catch themselves during a fall and land hard on an outstretched hand.
Nail fungus
Learn about symptoms, treatment and prevention of this common infection among older adults that causes nails to discolor and crumble.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
Noninvasive breast cancer often has no signs or symptoms. Find out how doctors diagnose DCIS and learn about treatment, including mastectomy and lumpectomy.
Postherpetic neuralgia
This complication of shingles can cause pain, itching and numbness long after the shingles rash clears. Treatments can ease symptoms.
C. difficile infection
Learn more about this diarrhea-causing infection that often occurs after antibiotic use. Many, but not all, people who get it are in health care facilities.
Acute coronary syndrome
Know the symptoms, causes and treatment of this heart condition. The term refers to many conditions that cause sudden, low blood flow to the heart.
End-stage renal disease
When kidneys no longer function well enough to meet a body's needs, treatment involves kidney dialysis or kidney transplant.
Intracranial hematoma
This collection of blood within the skull is a serious, possibly life-threatening, complication of a head injury.
Bicuspid aortic valve
This condition, present at birth, affects the valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery. Know the symptoms and treatment.
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