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Core decompression of the hip is a type of surgery. Your doctor may advise this surgery if you have osteonecrosis. Learn more about how and why it's done, and what the risks are.

In a few years you will need to change from seeing a healthcare provider who treats children (a pediatrician) to one who treats adults (an adult healthcare provider). So it’s helpful to start taking an active role in your care now.

If you are ready to change from seeing a healthcare provider who treats children (a pediatrician) to one who treats adults (an adult healthcare provider). As a teen with a long-term (chronic) health condition, you may also need to find a new specialist who treats adults with your condition.

Step therapy requires a person to try lower-cost medicines first, before the person's insurer approves the higher-cost medicine that was prescribed.

Angiography is a special type of x-ray that allows your coronary arteries to be viewed and recorded on film. Your doctor can see if the blood vessels to your heart are clogged.

Coronary artery bypass surgery creates a path for blood to flow around a blockage and helps prevent a heart attack.

When you have COPD, you may have a cough that won’t go away. This is called a chronic cough.

The most important thing ensuring that patients get vaccines may be as simple as your direct and clear recommendation to them.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is a special type of dialysis. It’s mostly used to help very sick people whose kidneys suddenly start to fail.