The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its decision to cover the expensive Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy for cancers. This cancer treatment uses a patient’s own genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer. The...
Warm weather diseases are caused mainly due to prolonged or intense exposure to hot temperatures. Exposure to such extreme heat can make a person seriously ill. The likelihood of illness also depends on factors such as physical activity, clothing, wind, humidity,...
Regarded as one of the most common medical conditions, lung diseases affect the structure of the lung tissue and other parts of the respiratory system. Lungs are part of a complex apparatus, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to bring in oxygen and...
If you happen to experience a bulging bump on the outside of the base of your big toe, then it must be a symptom of a bunion. A bunion is a foot deformity that consists of both bone and soft tissue. Also known as “Hallux Valgus,” bunions occur when the bone of the big...
Schizophrenia is a serious chronic mental disorder marked by recurrent episodes of psychosis, such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and difficulties with daily functioning. Although currently classified as a mental illness, schizophrenia is also...
