Conditions
Common conditions
Asthma
Asthma is a common condition that affects breathing. With appropriate treatment, symptoms can usually be well controlled.
Lipedema
Lipedema is a chronic condition causing abnormal fat accumulation, mainly in the legs. It can lead to pain and easy bruising.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red patches and scaling. Treatments help manage symptoms.
Licensed physician
The retina is the thin, light-sensitive film lining the back of the eye — the surface on which the image is built.
A retinal migraine is an attack in which the sight of one eye goes dark, clouds over or starts to shimmer: usually for ten to twenty minutes, occasionally for…
Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumour of the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye.
Rett syndrome is a genetic disorder of nervous system development that occurs almost exclusively in girls.
Reye's syndrome is a very rare condition in which a child who has just been through a viral illness develops swelling of the brain while the liver stops doing…
Rhesus disease is the situation in which antibodies from the mother's blood cross the placenta and destroy the baby's red blood cells.
Rheumatic fever, or acute rheumatic fever, is a complication that develops a few weeks after an untreated streptococcal throat infection.
When joints ache and swell, the first thought is usually the same one: age, wear and tear, time to take it easy.
Rickets and osteomalacia are the same disorder at different ages: the bones do not receive enough minerals and become soft.
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin caused by dermatophytes. Despite the name there is no worm involved: the name comes from the ring shape of the…
