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Schizophrenia is a complex disorder influenced by several factors and characterised by a significant degree of variability in terms of both its cau...
Ultrasound is a scanning technique that allows images of inside the body to be seen by using sound waves. When these waves collide with the differe...
Mammography is a high-definition, low-dose X-ray examination of the breasts. A mammography examination (mammogram) is used for the early diagnosis...
Conventional radiography uses x-rays to observe bone density, lung tissue, the digestive tract, the heart and other structures in the body.
Contrast radiography is based on the use of conventional x-ray with contrast media that is opaque to radiation. It is used to detect illnesses in t...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging test that is used to visualize inside of a part of the body, which allows a diagnosis to be made, or...
Nuclear medicine is a medical speciality that includes different diagnostic tests or treatments based on the administration of radioactive substanc...
Computed tomography (CT) is a test that uses special x-ray equipment to obtain images of the body from different angles. It allows cardiovascular d...
Providing care is something that many people become involved in at some point in their lives. A great many people are currently caring for close re...
Chest pain is discomfort or pain originating in the thorax, the part of the trunk between the neck and the diaphragm. It is a common reason for vis...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism is characterised by developmental diferences that affect socialisation, communication, imagination and beh...
A bone marrow transplant, which is now known as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, is a procedure that aims to replace diseased bone marrow...
Hallux valgus or bunion is a deformity of the big toe and the first metatarsal of the foot, which can be seen as the progressive appearance of a lu...
Dialysis is a treatment to remove excess fluids and waste products from the body when the kidneys stop working properly. There are two main techniq...
Arthrosis is a joint disease that affects people’s mobility and quality of life. Although its appearance is primarily associated with old age, it c...
Lymphoma is a haematological cancer (cancer of the blood) that occurs when white blood cells, which defend us against infections, start to experien...
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive, irreversible deterioration of kidney function. It occurs when the kidneys gradually lose their abili...
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease that affects the central nervous system, that is, the brain and the spinal cord. The symptoms...
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects five million people worldwide, the vast majority of whom are women. The immune system is designe...