Health

Palpitations are when the heart beats in a particularly forceful, irregular or rapid fashion

Spinal cord strokes are rare — 1% of all strokes, but can be devastating.

The benefits of weight-loss drugs only outweigh the risks in people who have (or are at a very high risk for) a medical problem due to their weight.

In this congenital condition, the heart muscle wraps around a coronary artery and vigorous exercise can lead to constricted blood flow

It is normal for the eGFR or estimated glomerular filtration rate to decrease slowly after the age of 18

Test patterns anomolies in the septum near electrical wires that attach to the chest unlikely to be an attack 80% of the time

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is not a rare disease, occurring in up to 10% of the population and in women much more frequently than men.

Testing can help determine if and what kind of nerve disease is causing the pain

Stents open blocked arteries and keep them open

There are vaccines for many bacterial and viral diseases. Vaccines “teach” the body what to look out for so that an infection can be responded to more quickly.