Health Articles

What is a Concomitant Illness?

A concomitant illness exists at the same time as another. This article explains concomitant illnesses in more detail.

What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?

The Health Risks of Self-Diagnosing Mental Disorders

Mental illnesses are medical conditions characterized by alterations in emotion, behavior, or thinking. This article explores the health risks of self-diagnosing mental disorders.

Investigating the Problems Associated with BMI

Obesity and malnutrition represent two opposite ends of the body mass spectrum. To understand both, definitions are important, as well as the genetic and environmental contributions to these conditions and the identification and monitoring of associated comorbidities.

Comorbidities in Older Adults

Comorbidity is the concurrence of one or more clinical conditions in a single person. This article discusses comorbidities in the aging population.

The Health Effects of Severe Caloric Restriction

Caloric restriction is a dietary intervention that is considered to be a reduction in the total energy intake with the maintenance of proper nutrition.

What are Medical Devices?

A medical device is any appliance, apparatus, software, material, or other articles, which may be used in isolation or combination (as defined by the manufacturer) by individuals for a medical purpose.

Should I get the Flu Shot?

Influenza is a respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. The infection can cause serious complications in young children, elderly people, and those with pre-existing health conditions. This article explores the flu vaccine, its benefits, and the risks involved.

The Post-COVID Future of Telehealth and Telepsychiatry

How have digital medicine, medical monitoring and telemedicine provided solutions during COVID and what this landscape will look like after the pandemic?

Nutrition for Trying to Get Pregnant

Some studies have shown that dietary pattern and nutrition have a significant effect on fertility and trying to get pregnant.

The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on Health

Endocrine disruptors are natural or artificial chemicals that interfere with the body’s endocrine system. Read more here.

Recent Developments in Health Technology

Healthcare technology has leaped to the fore to help healthcare providers manage their patients better by reducing the dangers inherent in personal contact, waiting in crowded waiting rooms or laboratories, and hospitalizations.

What is Adenomyosis?

This article explores adenomyosis, a condition that affects the uterus and is histologically characterized by ectopic endometrial glands and stroma located in the myometrial, which are surrounded by hypertrophic and hyperplastic myometrial changes.

What is Ocular Melanoma?

Ocular melanoma is the most prevalent type of cancer affecting the eye and the second most common type of melanoma. This article explores ocular melanoma in more detail.

Insights into Oncofertility

Oncofertility is a new term describing an area of medicine that helps cancer survivors have their own children after chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery that could leave them infertile.

Population Sequencing for Personalized Medicine

Population sequencing has emerged as an eminently valuable tool in developing personalized medicine.

Text Messaging in Healthcare

Text messages refer to the messages sent via cell phones or computers, comprising up to 140 or 160 characters, over wireless messages, to other mobile devices. Trillions of text messages are sent in the USA alone each year.

What is Self-Perceived Health?

Self-perceived health is defined as the perception of an individual's health in general. It is a subjective perception of how healthy an individual feels. This article explores self-perceived health in depth.

Food Insecurity and Depression

Food insecurity is said to be present due to the lack of consistent access to enough food for the household to live an active and healthy life.

Is Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Possible?

This article looks at vertical transmission of HIV and SARS-CoV-2, the process in which mothers directly pass viruses on to their children.