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Get regular checkups, preventive exams, and immunizations. Learn about disease prevention and ask your doctor for specific information regarding your needs.

VHL is a rare genetic disorder marked by an increased risk of developing benign tumors in the brain, spine, retina, and adrenal gland, and cancerous tumors in the kidney.

Detailed information on allergic reactions to insect bites and stings.

Bone marrow transplant replaces damaged marrow with healthy stem cells to treat cancers and blood diseases. Cells come from you or a donor. After high-dose treatment, cells are given like a blood transfusion. Risks include infection, bleeding, and graft-versus-host disease. Recovery takes months.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. This is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all parts of your body. Read on to learn more.

Thrombocythemia is a disease in which your bone marrow makes too many platelets. This can cause too much clotting or not enough clotting. Read on to learn more.

A blood transfusion is a procedure in which you receive blood or parts of blood through an I.V. (intravenous) line.

A drug rash is the body's reaction to a certain medicine. Learn more about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Detailed information on excessive sweating, including symptoms and treatment.