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Dialysis: All You Need To Know

Your kidneys are excretory organs that play a critical role in the effective removal of waste products and the regulation of fluids in our b...

Mastectomy is a surgical procedure to remove breast tissue, to treat or prevent breast cancer. Awareness of Mastectomy increased when famous...

Cervical cancer is a largely preventable form of cancer that is responsible for one-third of all global deaths. Principally caused by the Hu...

Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses a combination of drugs to treat cancer. The chemo in chemotherapy refers to the chemical medications t...

Dialysis removes the waste products and extra fluid from your blood by filtering them through a membrane/filter, similar to the way healthy...

A kidney ultrasound (renal ultrasound) is an imaging test that allows your healthcare provider to look at your right and left kidney, as wel...

Knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently used procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of knee injuries. This minor surgical procedu...

A vesicostomy is a procedure in which a small opening is made in the lower abdomen (usually just below the belly button) to allow urine to d...

Gene therapy is an experimental treatment using genetic material to treat or prevent certain diseases. While not yet widely available, gene ...

Laparoscopic cryoablation is minimally invasive surgical procedure that freezes and destroys small kidney tumors. Cryoablation, occasionally...

How the bone marrow functions Hematopoietic stem cells are found in the peripheral blood and the bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy cent...