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DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. To protect your health, a blood clot must be treated right away. Read on to learn about details such as how DVT occurs, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

The thyroid gland makes thyroid hormones that help keep all the body's cells working right. Read on to learn more.

Your child has been diagnosed with hypospadias. With this condition, the opening of the urethra is in an abnormal position. Learn more about this condition and how it's treated.

Diabetic retinopathy is a condition that happens when diabetes damages blood vessels in the rear of the eye, in the retina. It can lead to vision loss or even blindness. But a treatment called laser photocoagulation may help slow or stop the disease.

Pneumothorax occurs when air leaks out of the lung and is trapped in the space between the lung and the chest wall. The air presses on the lung and can cause part or all of the lung to collapse. Learn about how the condition is treated.

Having too much amniotic fluid in your uterus during pregnancy is called polyhydramnios. Learn why this happens and how to manage it.

When you first get your tracheostomy (trach), you may have some trouble eating and swallowing. Most patients are able to return to their usual eating habits after healing from the surgery is complete and swallowing has improved. Here are some things to keep in mind when eating with a trach tube.

If your baby cries nonstop and can't be calmed, they may have colic. Here's what you need to know.

Your child may be having surgery to take out the tonsils or adenoids. If needed, the tonsils and adenoids can be taken out during the same surgery. The two procedures are described here.