Redness and inflammation are common signs of an infection or injury, but when these symptoms occur in the breast, they may signal a rare type of breast cancer known as inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) ...

How long does it take to complete DBT? What is the outlook for people treated with DBT? Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of psychotherapy (often called “talk therapy”) used to treat people ...

Why do some warts not respond to treatment quickly? While having warts can be annoying—even embarrassing—they are often treatable and not harmful. Common warts, flat warts, and plantar warts are viral ...

What makes Yale Medicine's approach to muscular dystrophy unique? Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 distinct disorders that all impair the body’s normal process of building and restoring ...

Endobronchial valve placement is a minimally invasive procedure that helps people with severe emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to breathe more easily. COPD is a chronic lung ...

What are the risk factors for alcohol-related liver disease? What are the symptoms of alcohol-related liver disease? How is alcohol-related liver disease diagnosed? How is alcohol-related liver ...

How is fluid around the lung diagnosed? How is fluid around the lung treated? Fluid around the lung (pleural effusion) is a potentially dangerous condition that can masquerade as something less ...

Our bones provide the scaffolding that holds our bodies upright. Contrary to popular belief, healthy bones are not solid. Their interiors are made of a honeycomb structure with tiny holes to keep them ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is a biologic therapy that can stimulate healing and enhance repair in certain injuries. PRP often is referred to as an orthobiologic, since it is obtained from a ...

What is unique about Yale Medicine's approach to lichen planus? A wide range of conditions cause rashes, some common and others quite rare. One of the more unusual types of rashes is caused by a ...

Crohn’s disease is a lifelong condition that poses unique challenges for children, but with current medical therapies and thorough care, your child can lead a healthy, productive life. One of two main ...

The aroma of just-baked cookies, roses in full bloom, and other everyday scents make our lives richer in ways we often taken for granted. Yet, when the sense of smell is lost or compromised—a ...