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This JAMA Patient Page describes the blood donation experience, why blood donation is important, and resources for people who want to donate blood.
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Blood Donation , Humans , Blood Donors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Tissue and Organ Procurement , Tissue DonorsABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes acute myocarditis and its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Myocarditis , Humans , Myocarditis/diagnosis , Myocarditis/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Acute DiseaseABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes liver cirrhosis, its signs and symptoms, potential complications, and treatment options.
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Liver Cirrhosis , Humans , Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosisABSTRACT
This Medical News article is an interview with Debra Boyer, MD, MHPE, chair of the 2023 American Thoracic Society Conference.
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Climate Change , Gun Violence , Patient Care Planning , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive , Humans , Firearms , Goals , Gun Violence/prevention & control , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/mortality , Societies, Medical , United States , ViolenceABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes mpox signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures.
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Mpox (monkeypox) , HumansABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes the causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and management of early pregnancy loss.
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Abortion, Spontaneous , Female , Humans , PregnancyABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes lead poisoning, its health effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures.
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Lead Poisoning , United States , Humans , Lead Poisoning/diagnosis , Lead Poisoning/etiologyABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes Vibrio vulnificus infection, its signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.
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Vibrio Infections , Vibrio vulnificus , Vibrio Infections/virologyABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes fentanyl and illicit fentanyl analogues, and the common signs and symptoms of fentanyl overdose, its treatment, and overdose prevention measures.
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Analgesics, Opioid , Drug Overdose , Fentanyl , Humans , Analgesics, Opioid/poisoning , Drug Overdose/drug therapy , Fentanyl/poisoningABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes pulmonary embolism signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options.
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Pulmonary Embolism , Humans , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page explains the symptoms, spread, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of bacterial meningitis, an infection that causes inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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This JAMA Patient Page describes hereditary hemochromatosis (excessive buildup of iron in the body) and its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Hemochromatosis , Humans , Hemochromatosis/diagnosis , Hemochromatosis/genetics , Hemochromatosis/therapy , Hemochromatosis ProteinABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page describes measles infection, including prevention, symptoms of infection, contagiousness, and treatment.
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Measles , Humans , Measles/diagnosis , Measles/epidemiology , Measles/prevention & control , Measles Vaccine/therapeutic useABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page discusses polio, including its epidemiology, prevention, and symptoms.
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Poliomyelitis , Humans , Poliomyelitis/diagnosis , Poliomyelitis/epidemiology , Poliomyelitis/prevention & controlABSTRACT
This JAMA Patient Page discusses the types of firearm injury and describes firearm violence statistics in the US.
