Skip to Content

Health Library

  • Life After Cancer: Peripheral Neuropathy

    Peripheral neuropathy is a common problem caused by cancer treatment. Peripheral neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, tingling, and other problems around the body.

  • Managing After Hand Surgery

    Detailed information on recovering from hand surgery.

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Prediabetes

    Metabolic syndrome is marked by higher levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. That's also a sign of prediabetes.

  • Mushroom Poisoning in Children

    Mushroom poisoning happens when a child eats a mushroom that has poisons (toxins). Here's what you need to know, from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment.

  • Nasal Polyps

    Nasal polyps are abnormal, soft, swollen, sac-like growths of inflamed tissue. They line the inside of your nose or your sinuses.

  • Orthotist and Prosthetist

    A detailed look at orthotists and prosthetists, and the work they do.

  • Overview of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMandR)

    PMandR is a medical specialty that works to restore function for a person who has been disabled due to a disease, disorder, or injury.

  • Overview of Plastic Surgery

    Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with the improvement in a person's appearance and reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects caused by illness, trauma, or birth disorders.

  • Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion for Children

    A child with an arrhythmia may need a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). These devices require a simple surgery to implant. They can increase a slow heartbeat or correct a possibly life-threatening fast or chaotic beat.

  • Pacemaker Insertion- Transvenous

    A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps regulate slow electrical problems in the heart. The pacemaker is usually implanted in the chest, just below the collarbone. A pacemaker may be recommended to keep the heartbeat from slowing down to a dangerously low rate.