Schizophrenia – Symptoms, causes, and management options

Schizophrenia – Symptoms, causes, and management options

Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder in which people progressively lose their ability to feel, think, decide, and behave rationally. Schizophrenia affects an individual’s brain and reduces much of the organ’s functionality.
Thomas Rodriguez
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Bone spurs – Causes, symptoms, and management options

Bone spurs – Causes, symptoms, and management options

Bone spurs, also known as osteophytes, are outgrowths that develop on the edges of bones. Often developing in joints, that is, where bones meet each other, spurs can cause discomfort and issues with mobility.
James Brown
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Second-degree burns – Warning signs and remedies

Second-degree burns – Warning signs and remedies

Burns are most often caused by exposure to heat, chemical agents, or light sources. A second-degree burn affects the epidermis – the outer layer of the skin, and the dermis, the layer beneath.
Thomas Rodriguez
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Brain hemorrhage – Types, causes, and management

Brain hemorrhage – Types, causes, and management

Brain hemorrhage is the medical term for bleeding in the brain brought on by the rupture of an artery or vein due to excessive blood pressure, trauma, or a blood vessel malfunction.
Thomas Rodriguez
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Laser hair removal – Types, potential risks, and cost

Laser hair removal – Types, potential risks, and cost

Many people undergo laser hair removal to get rid of unwanted body hair. A non-invasive procedure, it uses concentrated laser light to target hair follicles, inhibiting their growth over time.
Christopher Davis
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria – Causes, symptoms, and management

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria – Causes, symptoms, and management

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a condition affecting the blood. It happens when the immune system wrongly attacks and harms red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term paroxysmal means abrupt, nocturnal refers to nighttime, and hemoglobinuria indicates the presence of dark-colored urine due to hemoglobin.
Thomas Rodriguez
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Causes, symptoms, and management for B cell lymphoma

Causes, symptoms, and management for B cell lymphoma

B cell lymphoma is a cancer that originates from B cells, a critical component of the immune system responsible for producing antibodies. Most of the cases fall into the non-Hodgkin lymphoma category.
Ruth Miller
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Meningioma – Signs, causes, diagnosis, and management

Meningioma – Signs, causes, diagnosis, and management

A meningioma is a tumor that grows in the meninges (the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord). It is the most common kind of brain tumor, accounting for almost 30% of cases.
Christopher Davis
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