Prostatectomy is surgery to remove the prostate gland. Read on to learn about robotic prostatectomy, a minimally invasive procedure.

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. They don't work for illnesses caused by viruses or an allergic reaction.

Cold sores are small blisters or sores on the lip or sometimes inside the mouth. Learn what causes them, their symptoms, and how to prevent them.

Certain infections can spread from person to person. This is why your friend or family member may be put in a special room at the hospital. Here's what you need to know to keep you and your loved one safe.

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a large vein deep in your leg, arm, or elsewhere in the body. The clot can separate from the vein, travel to the lungs and cut off blood flow. This is a pulmonary embolism (PE). Pulmonary embolism is very serious and may cause death.

Although there are several types of headaches, migraine and tension headaches affect the most people. When you have a headache, it isn't your brain that's hurting. Irritated nerves send pain signals to the brain, which identifies where you hurt and how bad the pain is.

An emergency means you could die if you don't get care quickly. Or you could be hurt permanently. Read below to know when to use, and when not to use, an emergency room.

The best prevention is to not have contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus that causes a respiratory illness. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

Osteomyelitis is an infection of a bone by a germ (bacteria or fungus). In children, infection in the long bones of the arms and legs are most common. Read on to learn more about this condition, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.