Symptoms of a Gallbladder Attack
Gallbladder Function The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located in the upper right abdomen in the area between the chest and hips, right below the liver. It is a …
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Symptoms of Appendicitis: When to Seek Emergency Care
The appendix is a pouch-like organ that sits in the lower right side of your belly. Appendicitis describes an inflamed or infected appendix. However, appendicitis is a medical emergency and …
Is My Nose Bleed an Emergency?
The medical name for a nosebleed is epistaxis. Nosebleeds are frequent in adults and children between the ages of 3 and 10. In most cases, they aren’t severe and can …
Silent Heart Attacks What Do Asymptomatic Signs of a Heart Attack Mean?
Nearly half of all heart attacks have no symptoms at all — but that doesn’t mean they’re any less deadly than heart attacks with symptoms. They are described as “silent” …
Does Vaping Worsen the Risk of Contracting COVID-19?
The human-to-human infection of COVID-19 is widespread across the world. Coughing, fever, and shortness of breath are primary symptoms found in most of the patients. COVID-19 also affects the lower …
The Race For A Coronavirus Vaccine
It’s been months since researchers in China sequenced the novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. With billions of lives and trillions of dollars at stake just depending on …
Poisonous Texas Plants
Texans with a green thumb or those who venture into the wild in this state have a lot to be thankful for because Mother Nature didn’t short-change us on natural …
Is Your Emergency Room Clean and Safe?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has induced general fear among many people and is keeping patients with medical conditions like heart attacks, strokes, acute appendicitis or other medical emergencies away from …
Murder Hornets: Should We Be Worried?
Vespa Mandarinia, a species of hornet dubbed as murder hornets, was first discovered in Washington by a beekeeper and has alarmed agricultural scientists. First, the coronavirus, now ‘murder hornets’? But, …
