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The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that is located in the front of the neck. Thyroid cancer is a condition in which the cells grow abnormally and can spread to other parts of the body. Swelling...

Thyroid diseases are those that affect the function of the thyroid gland. This gland is butterfly-shaped and is located towards the front of the neck. It produces hormones that flow into the...

The gland in the body which produces the hormones that regulate the utilization of energy by the body is known as the thyroid gland. The disorders related to this gland may lead to the production of...

Ticks are obligate ectoparasites which feed on the blood of their hosts. They cause physical damage to their hosts by injuring skin and sucking blood. Furthermore, majority of the species of tick...

Tinnitus is a disorder wherein a person experiences noises such as ringing, hissing, or clicking in one or both ears. This noise is not caused by an external sound. Tinnitus is quite common and...

The impairment in perceiving or processing auditory information is considered to be a hearing disorder. Tinnitus is a common hearing disorder. It involves perceiving sound even in the absence of...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how a person perceives and interacts with others, leading to problems in social interaction and communication. Limited and...

Urology is a medical specialty that focuses on the diseases affecting the male and female urinary tract systems. The main organs of urinary tract include bladder, kidneys and ureters. Urological...

Neuroimmunology is a field that combines neuroscience, the study of the nervous system and immunology, the study of the immune system, into one discipline within this field neuroimmunology. The...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a brain injury that occurs suddenly as a result of head being hit, bumped into, or jolted. TBI leads to non-degenerative, non-congenital lesions in the brain caused...

Skin diseases are a group of conditions that affect the skin. There are several types of skin diseases, which include vitiligo, acne, rosacea, skin cancer, Raynaud's phenomenon, psoriasis, alopecia...

Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotional, thinking, or behavioral patterns. The most common forms of mental disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders,...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs. It is caused by airborne bacteria named Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are three stages of TB, namely, primary infection,...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that mainly causes damage to the lungs. This disease is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria. It can be transmitted from an infected...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas, which are responsible for producing insulin in the body. It causes an absolute...

Ultrasound is a diagnostic method that uses high-intensity sound waves to produce the images of structures within the body. It serves as a valuable source of information for several purposes,...

Patient safety refers to a health care discipline that evolved in response to the increasing complexity of health care systems and the consequent increase of patient harm in health care facilities...

Patient safety refers to a health care discipline that evolved in response to the increasing complexity of health care systems and the consequent increase of patient harm in health care facilities...

Urologic surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with the medical conditions or diseases of the male and female urinary tracts. It is involved in treating diseases of several organs such as...

Urologic surgery is a surgical specialty concerned with the treatment of diseases or conditions involving the male and female urinary tract, and the reproductive organs. There are several...

Urology refers to a specialty of medicine that focuses on diseases of the reproductive organs and urinary tract system that can be treated medically or surgically. It includes organs such as the...

Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of tissue surrounding the eye that consists of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. The anatomical forms of uveitis are anterior,...

A virus is a microorganism that functions and replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms known as host cells. It causes damage to the host cells and often kills the host cell in the...

Cancer refers to a group of diseases that involve abnormal cell growth in one or more parts of a body which may also spread to other parts of the body. Cancers that arise from the skin are called...

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are infections that affect the respiratory tract, including body parts like the throat, airways, sinuses and lungs. These infections can be classified into two...

Virus refers to a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates solely within the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all kinds of life, including animals and plants as well as...

Weight-related disorders are those disorders which are caused due to the extra body weight. An increased body mass index (BMI) raises the risk of developing non-communicable diseases and disorders,...