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Emily Stanley of Finksburg calls her son, Weston, a “fighter.” On the day Weston was born, Stanley and her partner, Logan ...

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to ...

Pneumatic retinopexy is a procedure to repair a detached retina and restore vision. Unlike other procedures to treat a detached retina, it often takes place in an office setting. The retina is a layer ...

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune ...

Frozen shoulder results from the gradual loss of movement in the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint. This joint consists of a ball (the humeral head) and socket (the glenoid). Normally it is one of the ...

Sarcoidosis is a rare disease. Its cause is unknown. It's linked to an unusual cause of inflammation called granuloma. Granulomas are groups of inflamed tissue that can affect how organs work.

Established in 1954, the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is one of the oldest in the world, and has a long history of laboratory and clinical ...

What is degenerative disc disease? One of the more unfortunate aspects of getting older is that your joints begin to wear out, oftentimes for no good reason. This wear and tear of the joints is not ...

In patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, researchers discovered evidence that hormone-disrupting chemicals commonly found ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It provides a cushion for delicate brain and spinal tissue. Reduced cerebrospinal fluid, as in the case of a leak, ...

Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology. It uses very small amounts of a radioactive substance (radionuclide or radio-tracer) for health research, diagnosis, and treatment of various ...