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Doctors and Medical Specialties

If you have questions about doctors, or you’re looking for information about different medical specialties, our experts have put together some great basic information about each of the fields of medicine listed below. From weight loss procedures in bariatric surgery to sports medicine to locum tenes physicians, you’ll find the information right here.

In the US, about 1 in 6 (15%) of children have some type of developmental challenge. These challenges range from mild to severe impairments that affect daily life now and may continue throughout their lifetime. Developmental delays occur when children fail to reach significant milestones within the broad band of time defined as normal for...

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No parent wants to hear the dreaded news their child might have cancer. In such circumstances, it’s important to remember major advancements in diagnosis and treatment have significantly improved survival and cure rates. While the specifics vary by disease, the average is better than 80% overall and above 97% for many childhood cancers. If you’ve...

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There are many reasons your pediatrician might refer you to a pediatric neurologist, a specialist who diagnoses and treats physical, mental and emotional conditions associated with the brain and nervous system. Typically, the neurologist will examine your child and conduct a variety of tests to assess vision, coordination, reflexes, strength, sensory responses and more. The initial...

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Every parent sees their fair share of coughs, colds and respiratory illnesses. If your child begins experiencing severe or ongoing lung issues, however, your pediatrician may call in a pediatric pulmonologist, a physician who specializes in the care of children with lung disorders and breathing difficulties. While pediatric pulmonologists treat a wide variety of lung...

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Pediatric geneticists are physicians who provide medical care to children of all ages from birth through adolescence. They use their extensive training in medicine, pediatrics and genetics to diagnose and treat the roughly 120,000 babies born each year in the US with a defect that affects their health and requires treatment. Today, all newborns are screened...

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Up to half a million pre-term babies are born in the US each year. They’re cared for by neonatologists, pediatric doctors who specialize in the care of newborns who are premature or ill. Their patients include infants who are born at less than 37 weeks or weigh 5 lbs or less at birth, and full-term...

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Whether you were adopted or parts of your family tree simply lost touch over the years, the field of genomics has made it possible for people to locate relatives they never knew they had. If you’ve always wanted to learn more about where you come from and how big your extended family may truly be,...

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While we all eat something that doesn’t sit quite right with us from time to time, having a serious issue with a particular food or food group has the potential to be fatal. For people who suffer from life-threatening food allergies, much is known about the types of tests necessary to diagnose and treat the...

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With individual consumers now able to store their genetic data on the same type of commercial cloud servers available to researchers, it’s critical to understand all the pros and cons of this storage method before you decide whether you’re comfortable storing your private genetic information in the cloud. Benefits of cloud storage One complete human...

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Whether you’re trying to learn more about your ancestry or get to the bottom of a mysterious medical condition that’s impacted your quality of life, genetic testing is likely an avenue you’ll explore. Of course, genomics isn’t a one-test-fits-all world, which can leave you wondering if genotyping, whole genome sequencing or exome sequencing is the...

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