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Feb. 11, 2023

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  3. A leaky tricuspid valve
  4. Acute lymphocytic leukemia
  5. Acute sinusitis
  6. Addison's disease
  7. Amyloidosis
  8. Anaphylaxis: First aid
  9. Anemia
  10. Angina
  11. Anorexia nervosa
  12. Anthrax
  13. Antidepressants and weight gain: What causes it?
  14. Anxiety and diet
  15. Anxiety disorders
  16. Aortic calcification: An early sign of heart valve problems?
  17. Aortic valve regurgitation
  18. Aortic valve stenosis
  19. Artificial sweeteners: Any effect on blood sugar?
  20. Ascariasis
  21. Aspergillosis
  22. At-home colon cancer tests
  23. Atrial septal defect (ASD)
  24. Atypical antidepressants
  25. Bipolar disorder
  26. Bipolar disorder in children: Is it possible?
  27. Bipolar medications and weight gain
  28. Blastocystis hominis
  29. Blood sugar testing: Why, when and how
  30. Blood tests for heart disease
  31. Brain tumor
  32. Bronchitis
  33. Cancer blood tests: Lab tests used in cancer diagnosis
  34. Cancer fatigue: Why it occurs and how to cope
  35. Cancer pain: Relief is possible
  36. Cancer surgery: Physically removing cancer
  37. Cancer survival rate: What it means for your prognosis
  38. Cardiac asthma: What causes it?
  39. Celiac disease
  40. Chelation therapy for heart disease: Does it work?
  41. Chemo brain
  42. Chronic kidney disease
  43. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  44. Chronic sinusitis
  45. Churg-Strauss syndrome
  46. Coconut oil: Can it cure hypothyroidism?
  47. Cold symptoms: Does drinking milk increase phlegm?
  48. Common cold
  49. Concussion
  50. Concussion in children
  51. Craving and chewing ice: A sign of anemia?
  52. Crohn's Crisis
  53. Crohn's disease and the gut microbiome
  54. Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
  55. Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
  56. Dermatomyositis
  57. Diabetes
  58. Diabetes and exercise: When to monitor your blood sugar
  59. Diabetes care: 10 ways to avoid complications
  60. Diabetes foods: Can I substitute honey for sugar?
  61. Diabetes management: How lifestyle, daily routine affect blood sugar
  62. Diabetes treatment: Medications for type 2 diabetes
  63. Diabetes treatment: Using insulin to manage blood sugar
  64. Diabetic ketoacidosis
  65. Dilated cardiomyopathy
  66. Do zinc supplements shorten colds?
  67. Does stress make rheumatoid arthritis worse?
  68. Dumping syndrome
  69. Early HIV symptoms: What are they?
  70. Ebstein anomaly
  71. ED Drugs for Pulmonary Hypertension
  72. Endometriosis FAQs
  73. Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly)
  74. Esophageal cancer
  75. Ewing sarcoma
  76. Explaining multiple sclerosis
  77. Fatty liver disease (MASLD) diet
  78. Fertility preservation: Understand your options before cancer treatment
  79. Fibromyalgia
  80. Flu masks
  81. Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza
  82. Flu shots: Especially important if you have heart disease
  83. Flu vaccine: Safe for people with egg allergy?
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  85. Gaucher disease
  86. Generalized anxiety disorder
  87. Genetics and Cardiomyopathy
  88. GI Stents
  89. Giardia infection (giardiasis)
  90. Glycemic index: A helpful tool for diabetes?
  91. Grass-fed beef
  92. Graves' disease
  93. Hairy cell leukemia
  94. Healthy Heart for Life!
  95. Heart attack
  96. Heart attack prevention: Should I avoid secondhand smoke?
  97. Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency
  98. Heart Attack Timing
  99. Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors
  100. Heart failure
  101. Heart failure action plan
  102. Heat exhaustion
  103. Heavy periods: Can folic acid help?
  104. Hemophilia
  105. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C: What's the difference?
  106. Hepatitis C
  107. Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
  108. Herbal treatment for anxiety: Is it effective?
  109. High-dose flu vaccines: How are they different from other flu vaccines?
  110. High-dose vitamin C: Can it kill cancer cells?
  111. Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
  112. Hirschsprung's disease
  113. Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease)
  114. Hodgkin vs. non-Hodgkin lymphoma: What's the difference?
  115. How cancer spreads
  116. How do I reduce fatigue from rheumatoid arthritis?
  117. Hypercalcemia
  118. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  119. Hyponatremia
  120. Hypoparathyroidism
  121. Hypopituitarism
  122. Hypothermia
  123. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
  124. Hypothyroidism: Can calcium supplements interfere with treatment?
  125. Influenza (flu)
  126. Infographic: Multiple Myeloma
  127. Insomnia: How do I stay asleep?
  128. Is there a special diet for Crohn's disease?
  129. Jack Long — Live LONG - Beat STRONG to find a cure
  130. Jet lag disorder
  131. Kidney Cancer
  132. Kidney cancer FAQs
  133. Kidney disease FAQs
  134. Lack of sleep: Can it make you sick?
  135. Lead poisoning
  136. Listeria infection
  137. Liver cancer
  138. Liver disease: How medications can harm the liver
  139. Long Term Brain Cancer Survivor
  140. Low blood cell counts: Side effects of cancer treatment
  141. Low blood sodium in older adults: A concern?
  142. Low-phosphorus diet: Helpful for kidney disease?
  143. Lyme disease
  144. Lymphoma
  145. Lymphoma FAQs
  146. Male depression: Understanding the issues
  147. Male hypogonadism
  148. Mayo Clinic Minute: Why getting vaccinated for the flu is doubly important this season
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  151. Mental health providers: Tips on finding one
  152. Mental health: Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
  153. Mental illness
  154. Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
  155. Mitral valve overview
  156. Mitral valve regurgitation
  157. Multiple sclerosis FAQs
  158. Mumps
  159. Myelodysplastic syndromes
  160. Natural remedies for depression: Are they effective?
  161. Neti pot: Can it clear my nose?
  162. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  163. NSAIDs: Do they increase my risk of heart attack and stroke?
  164. Nuts and your heart: Eating nuts for heart health
  165. Palliative care for biliary tract cancer
  166. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
  167. Parvovirus infection
  168. Pericarditis
  169. Peritonitis
  170. Petroleum jelly: Safe for a dry nose?
  171. PICC line placement
  172. Pituitary tumors
  173. Plague
  174. Polio
  175. Postpartum depression
  176. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  177. Prostate cancer recurrence
  178. Pulmonary atresia
  179. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
  180. Pulmonary hypertension
  181. Pulmonary valve stenosis
  182. Reactive hypoglycemia: What can I do?
  183. Rectal cancer
  184. Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart?
  185. Rhabdomyolysis
  186. Rheumatoid arthritis
  187. Rheumatoid arthritis
  188. Rheumatoid arthritis: Does pregnancy affect symptoms?
  189. Robotic heart surgery treats mitral regurgitation: Ed's story
  190. Salt craving: A symptom of Addison's disease?
  191. Sarcoidosis
  192. Self-care for the flu
  193. Self-Image During Cancer
  194. Shingles
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  198. Silent heart attack
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  204. The dawn phenomenon: What can you do?
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