Watch a live webcast of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery on June 10 at 9:00 a.m. EDT, and check out the coronary artery bypass surgery health topic page on MedlinePlus. Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.
Check out our page on health check tools. Use these quizzes, calculators, self-assessments and decision guides to check your knowledge and health status.
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on hearing aids.
A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It magnifies sound vibrations entering the ear. That makes some sounds louder. A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations...
June is National Headache Month. Visit the headache and migraine health topics on MedlinePlus. Also, check out the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine article on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of headaches.
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on breastfeeding and reduced disease risk. The transcript is also available.
Women who breastfeed for more than a year reduce their risk to develop high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases in post menopause, reports a comprehensive study recently published in Obstetrics and Gynecology...
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on cochlear implants.
A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound. People who are profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing can get help from them. The implant consists of two parts. One part sits on the outside of the body, behind the ear. A second part is surgically placed under the skin...
Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on platelet disorders.
Platelets help wounds heal and prevent bleeding by forming blood clots. Your bone marrow makes platelets. Problems can result from having too few or too many platelets, or from platelets that do not work properly...
