medicine

Blepharoptosis (or "eyelid ptosis") is a medical condition consisting of partial or total drooping of the upper eyelid of the eye

Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disease of an autoimmune nature: little is known about it, but it is actually quite frequent, considerably disabling and difficult to diagnose

Updated global adult sepsis guidelines, released by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC), place an increased emphasis on improving the care of sepsis patients after they are discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) and represent greater…

A ligament is like a 'little string' that goes from one bone to another, 'tying' them together and thus giving stability to the joint

Carotid angioplasty is a non-invasive radiological intervention procedure to remove obstructions in the carotid arteries, the two main arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the brain

Abdominal aortic aneurysms: An aneurysm is a localised and permanent dilation of an artery due to damage to the elastic and muscular fibres in the wall

Abdominal pain, diarrhoea and meteorism can be signs of both colitis and irritable bowel syndrome

Gastric banding is a mechanical restrictive intervention that forcibly reduces the introduction of food

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that protects and lines the heart, which is more common in men than women

Dislocation of the shoulder occurs when the spherical head of the humerus protrudes from its rounded cavity in the scapula