During your child’s hospital stay, falling may be more likely. Nurses and other healthcare providers will do all they can to prevent a fall. You can do your part, too.

A catheter is a thin, soft tube. It is placed into a vein. The vein is most often in your arm.

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are two types of cancer that start in the cells of the thymus. These types of cancer are rare.

Where the catheter enters your body, it is covered with a bandage (dressing). If you or a caregiver has been told to change the dressing, here are some instructions.

SCAD is an emergency condition. It occurs when a tear develops in the wall of one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle.

Phlebotomy is when blood is drawn from the body. Therapeutic phlebotomy is when blood is drawn to treat a disease.

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an enlarged heart.

An ASD is a common heart defect that's present at birth. If it's not found until you are an adult, your heart may not be able to pump as much blood.

There are many reasons you may have vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. In some cases, you may be told it's not something to worry about. But bleeding can be a sign of something serious, especially if it occurs later in your pregnancy.

An ultrasound is a type of imaging test. It uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of organs and other structures inside the body.