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Repeated liver injury can cause scarring that stiffens the liver and gradually reduces its ability to function. Learn about symptoms and treatment for this often-silent liver condition.

A fluid-filled cyst behind the knee.

Weighing your options on prostate cancer treatment? Use this guide to help you decide.

Learn about this uncommon condition, which can often be treated with antibiotics and surgery.

Learn how to prepare for and what to expect during a prostate MRI to detect cancer or other conditions. Find out how it works and how to read the results.

Optic glioma, also called optic pathway glioma, is a rare tumor that affects the optic nerves.

Breaking down of a joint from nerve damage caused by diabetes.

Cushing syndrome happens when, over time, the body has too much of the hormone cortisol.

A higher-than-usual amount of blood in a body part or an organ, which can be due to an increase in blood flow into the area or a blockage out of the area.

Intense thirst even though drinking lots of fluids.

A noncancerous soft tissue tumor that develops from smooth muscle.

Aching, tender muscles.

Physical discomfort ranging from mild to serious, usually caused by injury, illness or a nerve condition.

A slowed heartbeat. The heart beats less than 60 times a minute.

A form of arthritis with sudden, painful swelling in one or more joints.

This procedure helps identify the cause of brain changes, including tumors and infections, by removing and analyzing a small sample of brain tissue.

Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Learn about this unique treatment for cancer and tremors that also is used in cosmetic surgery.

The buildup of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol.

Type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down.