Key points Overview Arthritis is a general term for conditions that affect the joints, tissues around joints, and other connective tissues. There are more than

What to know To keep your eyes healthy, get a comprehensive dilated eye exam: an eye care professional will use drops to widen the pupils

Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. For many women, mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when it

Key points What it is Anophthalmia Anophthalmia is a birth defect where a baby does not have one or both eyes at birth. Microphthalmia Microphthalmia

Key points What it is Anencephaly is where a baby is without parts of the brain and skull at birth. It is fatal and there

Key points What they are Birth defects are structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body, such as the

Key points Cholesterol statistics From 2017 to 2020, 86.4 million US adults age 20 or older had high or borderline high cholesterol (a total cholesterol

Key points Overview The term heart disease refers to several types of heart conditions, including coronary artery disease and heart attack. Heart disease is the leading cause

Key points Conditions related to heart disease Coronary artery disease, also called coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease, is the most common type of

Key points What it is Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. It is sometimes called