Pink eye is an incredibly common medical condition. In fact, it costs up to $857 million per year to treat pink eye in the United States. With how common pink eye is, it’s important to know…

Each year, there are 6 million people in the United States who contract pink eye. This common condition usually resolves itself. However, there can be serious complications in some cases, such…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are about 800 to 8,000 babies that are born with fetal alcohol syndrome in the United States each year, while other studies…

Gonorrhea is a well-known sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can affect the genitals, throat, and rectum. In 2016, the World Health Organization reports that there were 30.6 million…

Heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) happen when blood flow to the heart is blocked by plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. In some instances, heart attacks can also be…

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by Hepacivirus C (or HCV, the hepatitis C virus). The World Health Organization estimates that about 71 million people worldwide suffer from it.…