Your heel is the back part of your foot. A band of tissue called the plantar fascia connects the heel bone to the bones in the ball of your foot. When you feel pain in the bottom of your heel, the plantar fascia may be inflamed.
When a nerve in the ball of the foot becomes pinched, it swells and becomes painful. The painful, swollen nerve is called a neuroma.
As you recover from breast surgery, your healthcare provider will tell you when it is safe to begin exercising, what kind of exercises you should do, and how much exercising you should do.
As you recover from breast surgery, your doctor will tell you when it is safe to begin exercising, what kind of exercises you should do, and how much exercising you should do.
Learn how the lungs get air into and out of the body.
Use these resources to help you learn about radiation therapy.
Emphysema is a type of lung disease. It limits the movement of air into and out of your lungs, making it harder to breathe.
Hands are made up of more bones and moving parts than most other areas of the body. Learn more, along with helpful diagrams.
When you have a chronic lung disease, it's important to protect yourself from respiratory infections, like colds and the flu. There are things you can do to lower your risk of infection.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is a treatment for cancer. Chemo can be a single medicine. Or it can be a combination of medicines. Learn how chemo works, including goals, side effects, and long-term risks.