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What is Rapp-Hodgkin Syndrome? is it The Same as AEC?

AEC is caused by a glitch in one of your genes, the TP63 gene. If either copy of your TP63 gene has the glitch, you’ll have AEC. Usually, your doct...

What is Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome?

Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome is part a group of conditions that doctors call severe insulin resistance syndromes. When you have Rabson-Mendenhall, it...

How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

That’s all the more reason to make sure your home is safe. These detectors are available at hardware stores and other retailers, and your home shou...

Porphyria

This shortage leads to a buildup of certain chemicals, called porphyrins, that help make heme. Symptoms are different depending on the type of porp...

Pompe Disease

You can have one gene and not have symptoms of the disease. What symptoms you have, when they start, and how much trouble they are can be very diff...

What is The Plague?

You can also catch the plague directly from infected animals or people. Thanks to treatment and prevention, the plague is rare now. If you’ve been ...

PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography)

A PET scan (also known as positron emission tomography and PET/CT) is a type of imaging study that can show doctors what’s happening in your body a...

What You Need to Know About Organ Transplants

In 2018, more than 36,500 organ transplants were performed in the U.S., according to UNOS. Once your doctor gives you the news, they will typically...

Neutropenia

People with neutropenia have an unusually low number of cells called neutrophils. Infections can occur as a complication of neutropenia. Fever is a...

Lab Test Results: what to Expect

If you’re waiting for lab test results to come back or you’re trying to figure out what they mean, the process and all those medical terms and numb...

When Do I Need Dialysis?

You typically start dialysis when you have symptoms or your lab tests show toxic levels of waste in your blood. When you should start dialysis depe...

Broken Nose

X-rays and other types of scans aren’t usually needed to diagnose a broken nose, but your doctor might recommend them if they think you could have ...