Health Articles

The Role of Physics in Medicine

Medical physics is a branch of applied physics that utilizes physical sciences to prevent, diagnose, and treat human diseases.

The Role of Alternative Polyadenylation in Disease

A dysregulated alternative polyadenylation is frequently observed in a wide range of human diseases, including cancer.

What is Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome?

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHD) is a rare genetic disorder with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.

What is Bohring-Opitz Syndrome?

Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS) is a rare genetic disorder with an autosomal pattern of inheritance.

What is Berylliosis?

Berylliosis, also known as acute beryllium disease, is a rare complication of metal poisoning.

What is Balantidiasis?

Balantidiasis, also known as balantidiosis or ciliary dysentery is a rare complication of the intestine.

How is Reality Constructed in the Brain?

What is Brown Syndrome?

Brown syndrome (BS) is a rare ocular motility disorder characterized by a limitation of elevation in adduction of the eye.

How has COVID-19 affected Organ Transplantation?

The retrovirus COVID-19 has had a profound impact on all facets of the medical industry. This article looks at its effect on organ transplantation.

How does Stress Affect Your Immune System?

The immune system plays a vital role in defending the body against disease by fighting off invading pathogens and monitoring personal cellular health.

Complications during Pregnancy

Pregnancy is typically a time of great joy and hope, but also of fear, because of the known occurrence of complications, often unexpected.

What is the Difference Between Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder?

Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are two separate psychiatric conditions that remain as two distinct diagnostic systems.

What is Social Prescribing?

Social prescribing is a part of personalized care provided by a range of local, non-clinical organizations to people who need support for their physical or mental health through social interventions.

What is Telepsychiatry?

This article explores telepsychiatry, a segment of telemedicine, that can include psychiatric evaluations, patient education, therapy, and medication management through the medium of video or audio calls.

What is Healthcare Fraud?

Healthcare fraud is, according to one legal definition, a crime in which healthcare claims are dishonestly filed to profit illegally from the payments received.

What is Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease?

This article explains Vogt−Koyanagi−Harada disease, a vision-threatening multisystem autoimmune condition, in which symptoms manifest in stages.

Importance of Hand Hygiene in Healthcare

Several studies have indicated that healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the time they should. This article investigates its importance in healthcare settings.

How can Hand Hygiene Prevent the Spread of Disease?

Research has shown that many harmful diseases spread due to a lack of proper hand hygiene.

Importance of Raising Awareness of Chagas Disease

The annual celebration of International Chagas Day on the 14th of April highlights the impact of this disease on the global health scenario.

Increasing Access to Care for Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a rare genetic disorder that prevails across many countries worldwide. This article looks at increasing access to hemophilia care.