Medicine
Articles about health care, diseases, treatments and medical practice.
Sphenoid bone
Sphygmomanometer
Sphygmomanometer: instrument for measuring blood pressure
Spinal cord
Spinal cord: structure, function, and clinical importance
Spinal tumor
Spinal tumor: types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Spleen
Human spleen: anatomy, immune functions, and clinical significance
Splenomegaly
Splenomegaly (enlarged spleen)
Sprain
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Staphylococcal infection
Status epilepticus
Stent
Stent: definition, types, uses, placement and clinical considerations
Stethoscope
Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Stimulant
Stimulant (central nervous system stimulant)
Stomach cancer
Stomach cancer (gastric cancer): overview, types, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Straitjacket
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pyogenes: overview, biology, diseases, and clinical importance
Stroke
Subdural hematoma
Subdural hematoma: causes, presentation, diagnosis and management
Substance abuse
Sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death: causes, recognition, prevention, and response
Suicidal ideation
Suicidal ideation: causes, signs, assessment and support
Suicidal ideation refers to thinking about, planning, or preoccupation with ending one’s life. This article explains signs, common causes, assessment, and ways to respond and seek
Suicide prevention
Suicide prevention: strategies, risk factors, and community approaches
Suicide risk assessment
Suicide Risk Assessment: Purpose, Procedure, and Clinical Considerations
Sulfonamide (medicine)
Sunburn
Sunburn: causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment
Sunscreen
Surgery
Surgical mask
Surgical mask: purpose, construction, history and uses
Symptom
Syncope
Syncope (fainting): causes, diagnosis, and management
Syndrome
Syndrome: definition, causes, examples, and distinctions
Synovial sarcoma
Syphilis
Syphilis: causes, stages, diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Comprehensive overview of syphilis, a bacterial sexually transmitted infection: its cause, stages, diagnosis, treatment, history, complications, and public health considerations.
Tachycardia
Tachycardia: causes, types, diagnosis and treatment
Tacuinum sanitatis
Tacuinum Sanitatis: medieval handbook of health and lifestyle
Tardive dyskinesia
Tay-Sachs disease
Temozolomide
Tennis elbow
Tension headache
Tension headache (tension-type headache): causes, symptoms, and care
Teratogen
Teratogen: agents that cause developmental abnormalities
Terminal illness
Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer: overview, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Testosterone
Testosterone: roles, synthesis, effects, and clinical significance