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Kangaroo care is a method that puts babies born preterm or newborns in skin-to-skin contact with their parents. In the…
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) enables people with kidney failure to conduct dialysis at home by themselves. During the COVID-19 pandemic, increased…
Babies born before 37 weeks of gestation require special care and potentially external help in their growth and development. Nutrition,…
Hair loss can be hereditary or a normal symptom of aging, but it can also be a sign of illness….
“Platelet-Rich Plasma in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review” is a systematic literature review published in the journal Transfusion Medicine and…
Allergies are a body’s adverse reaction to a relatively harmless substance. The methods to test allergies have been well established…
Inspired by the recent report “Vaccine Toes Are the New COVID Toes” published in the journal Skin Appendage Disorders, this…
Type 2 diabetes is a known factor which can lead to poor kidney health. An indication for kidney damage is…
With improvement in science, kidney transplants have been quite successful in recent days. However, under certain conditions, there are chances…
The open access case report “Genetic Analysis of a Family with Multiple Incidences of Prostate Cancer”, published in the journal…
This post summarizes the state of knowledge on ectopic pregnancy, a rare but life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Although it only…
Acute myeloid leukemia is a type of blood cancer that can occur and flare up suddenly. The treatment needs to…
Onychomycosis is a relatively common infection of the fingernails and toenails. The currently available oral antifungals are not without risk….
Urinary tract infections belong to the most common bacterial infections. They do commonly recur and affect primarily women. Antibiotics have…
If a patient has an allergy to penicillin, it can complicate the treatment of common bacterial infections, such as tetanus,…
We’re all accustomed to wearing masks in public now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are some issues that…
Radiation therapy is a common treatment for cancer. Skin reactions or dermatitis due to the radiation is prevalent. Currently, the…
Chronic kidney disease affects 1 in 10 adults worldwide. To bring awareness to the needs of the patients and to…
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are showing promise in cancer diagnostics, with new studies looking at their potential. For example, the…
The skin can react to certain medications by erupting into rashes called fixed drug eruptions. In this blog post, based…