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A break in the surface of your spleen, usually from a forceful blow to your abdomen, can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.

If an early embryo only partially separates and two babies develop, they remain physically connected — most often at the chest, abdomen or pelvis.

Abnormal visual development early in life can cause reduced vision in one eye, which often wanders inward or outward.

Prepare for genetic testing for inherited breast cancer risk by learning how the results may affect you and your family members.

Learn more about this diarrhea-causing infection that often occurs after antibiotic use. Many, but not all, people who get it are in health care facilities.

This disease causes kidney inflammation that, over time, can interfere with the kidneys' ability to filter waste from the blood.

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a rare blood vessel disease that may cause breathing trouble, face pain and a runny nose. Medicines can help.

Learn about this condition in which brain tissue goes into the spinal canal.

Learn about the symptoms of this rare type of cancer. Treatments for cancer of the vagina include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

This digestive disorder that's present at birth affects the nerves in the colon. It causes severe constipation but can be treated.

Learn about this common condition involving leg pain in children, including growing pain symptoms and how to ease discomfort.

This group of conditions is caused by pressure on the blood vessels or nerves between the collarbone and rib. The pressure can cause pain and numbness.

This allergy can lead to year-round sniffles and sneezes. Here's how to find relief.

Learn what can cause this bone-softening disease in children and how supplements may prevent or treat the condition.

This is when a baby is born with a foot fixed in a turned position. Without treatment, a child with a clubfoot may walk on the side or top of the foot.

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a relatively uncommon disease of the pancreas that may be mistaken for pancreatic cancer.

Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this illness, also called IgA vasculitis, that causes a rash on the legs.

This rare disease that harms the aorta, the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

In this rare heart defect, the tricuspid heart valve didn't form properly. This can affect the heart's ability to pump blood. Know the risks and symptoms.

Learn how to spot and what to do if you experience signs of this serious liver disease complication.