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What's Happening Sex changes after 40. That's normal, not a failure.
Why Hormones play a bigger role, but stress, daily life responsibilities, and the quality of your relationship matter too.
What Helps Exercise, eat a healthy, balanced diet, get regular check-ups, care for yourself and your partner, and cut down…
Diabetes Myths and Facts
In this episode of Myths to Medicine, host Ashma Baruwal, MPH, sits down with endocrinologist Pratikshya Thapa, MD, from the University of South Florida to break down what’s really happening behind the scenes: from insulin resistance to modern treatments like continuous glucose monitors.
Your blood sugar may look normal, but is…
Highlights of Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a chronic skin condition that causes dry, itchy, and inflamed skin.
People with atopic dermatitis often have a weakened skin barrier, making their skin more sensitive to irritants and allergens.
Atopic dermatitis is common in children but can also affect adults. It…
Highlights of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a condition that weakens muscles over time. It typically presents in early childhood and commonly affects boys.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs because of a problem with a gene that helps make a protein needed to keep muscles strong and healthy. Without this…
Key Highlights of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare but serious condition in which the immune system attacks nerves. It often occurs after infections like Campylobacter jejuni, which are usually linked to food poisoning.
It can cause paralysis of the limbs and muscles of respiration and can cause life-threatening complications requiring…
Highlights of Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is a condition in which the blood pressure in the lungs’ arteries becomes higher than normal. This can cause the heart to work harder to pump blood through the lungs.
Various conditions, such as heart disease, lung disease, or blood clots in the lungs, can…
Highlights on Myocarditis
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, often caused by infections, immune responses, or toxins. It can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood efficiently.
Viral infections like influenza are the most common cause of myocarditis, but they can also be triggered by bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases, toxins,…
Highlights of Meningitis
Meningitis is a life-threatening inflammation of the meninges, which is the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Bacterial meningitis is the most dangerous form, as it can progress rapidly, causing brain damage or even death if not treated in time.
Meningitis can affect anyone, but…
Highlights of Hepatitis A and E
Hepatitis A virus and Hepatitis E are the most common causes of acute liver inflammation worldwide.
Symptoms of hepatitis A and E are similar. Common symptoms include fatigue, malaise, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, pale-colored stool, and dark urine.
The majority of the…
Highlights Of Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating followed by purging behaviors like vomiting or excessive exercise to avoid weight gain.
People with bulimia often experience a sense of losing control during binge eating episodes. They may eat large amounts of food in a…
