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Collarbone breaks are common, and are often due to a blow or fall. Shoulder blade fractures are less common. Both injuries need treatment.

A pneumothorax occurs when air fills the space between your lung and chest wall. This can cause all or part of your lung to collapse. The main cause of a pneumothorax is an injury to the chest cavity that punctures the lungs.

Tinnitus is the term for a noise in your ear not caused by an outside sound. It is also called ringing in the ears. Learn about some of the treatments that may help this condition.

Hepatic angiography uses X-rays to check the blood vessels that supply blood to your liver. Here's what you need to know if you are having this procedure.

The shoulder joint is enclosed by a sheet of ligaments and other tough fibers called the capsule. During a shoulder dislocation, fibers in the capsule can pull on the labrum and cause it to tear. A Bankart lesion is the name for a tear that happens in the lower rim of the tough, flexible tissue (labrum) of the shoulder.

If both you and your partner have had sex only with each other for many years, you are not likely to be at risk for STIs. But if you have sex with more than one person, or recently had a new sex partner, this sheet is for you.

Your doctor prescribed a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine to use after surgery. Read on to learn about using it at home.

Males may have fewer symptoms of STIs than females. Read on to learn what those symptoms are.

In women, warning signs of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) can be hard to notice. So learn about your body. Find out what's normal for you. And be sure to have any changes or symptoms checked out.