Medicine
Articles about health care, diseases, treatments and medical practice.
Cryptorchidism
Cryptorchidism: undescended testicles — causes, diagnosis, and management
Cuboid bone
Cuboid bone: anatomy, function, and clinical significance
Cyanosis
Cyclic vomiting syndrome
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cyclospora cayetanensis: biology, transmission, clinical features and prevention
Cyclothymia
Cyclothymia: a clinical overview of mood pattern, diagnosis, and management
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and management
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. It primarily affects the lungs and digestive system and is managed with airway clearance, medications
Cystitis
Cystitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention
Cytokine storm
Cytomegalovirus
Dacarbazine
Death by natural causes
Decompression sickness
Decompression sickness (the bends)
Decongestant
Decongestant: overview, types, uses, and safety
Deep brain stimulation
Defibrillation
Defibrillation: restoring coordinated heart rhythm with an electric shock
Defibrillator
Defibrillator (AED, ICD): devices for treating life‑threatening heart rhythms
Degenerative disease
Degenerative disease: causes, types, progression, and management
Dehydration
Delirium
Delirium (acute confusional state)
Delirium tremens
Deltoid muscle
Delusional disorder
Dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Dengue fever
Mosquito‑transmitted viral illness found in tropical and subtropical regions; symptoms range from fever and severe pain to rare hemorrhagic and shock syndromes; prevention centers
Dental caries
Dental caries (tooth decay): causes, progression, prevention and treatment
Dentistry
Dentistry: scope, roles, procedures and public health importance
Depression (mental illness)
Dermatitis
Dermatology
Dermatology: medical specialty of the skin, hair, nails and related glands
Designer drug
Designer drug (novel psychoactive substances)
Dextromethorphan
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus
A chronic metabolic disorder caused by impaired insulin action or secretion, leading to high blood glucose and long-term health risks; includes types, causes, diagnosis, treatment,
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetic retinopathy
Diagnosis
Diagnosis: Definition, Process, and Applications
Dialysis
Dialysis: purpose, types, how it works, history and limitations
Diarrhea
Diarrhea: overview, causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention
Diazepam
Diclofenac
Dilation and curettage
Dilation and curettage (D&C): procedure, uses, risks, and recovery
Dilation and evacuation
Dilation and evacuation (D&E)
Diphtheria
Diphtheria: causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention