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Detailed information on the healthcare providers and specialists who treat disorders of the spine, shoulder, and pelvis.

Learn about substance use disorder and dependence, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

A head injury is a broad term that describes many injuries that occur to the scalp, skull, brain, and underlying tissue and blood vessels in the head. Head injuries are also commonly referred to as brain injury, or traumatic brain injury, depending on the extent of the head trauma.

Chronic bronchitis is long-term inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi). Learn more about this condition, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

It is important to remember that a lump or other changes in the breast, or an abnormal area on a mammogram, may be caused by cancer or by other, less serious problems.

To keep track of your breast health, you should get a yearly clinical exam and mammograms as advised by your doctor.

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women in the U.S. Once breast cancer occurs, cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body, making it life-threatening. The good news is that breast cancer is often found early, before it has spread.

This sheet discusses the effects of ultraviolet light and the increased risk of skin cancer, including the use of sunscreen as one skin cancer prevention method.

Detailed information on what teen boys can expect during a physical exam.