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The epilepsy diagnosis

Epilepsy exists between the mind and body, something that Aparna Nair experienced for herself when she was diagnosed as a teenager.

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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain

After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.

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“Disability is never an individual diagnosis”

As a 35-year-old man, I am sure that my fear of getting old is not uncommon. But for me, that fear goes deeper. I have spina bifida.

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Remote diagnosis from wee to the Web

Medical practice might have moved on from when patients posted flasks of their urine for doctors to taste, but telehealth today keeps up the tradition of remote diagnosis – to our possible detriment.

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  • Practical methods in the diagnosis & treatment of venereal diseases : for medical practitioners and students / by David Lees ; with introduction by Wm. Robertson.
  • A medical practitioner examining a urine flask and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis;, two assistants are preparing ingredients in the background. Mezzotint by R. Purcell, 1766, after D. Teniers, the younger.
  • Diary of Cristian, Etienne (& others), Cver
  • C15 Chinese medical primer: Pulse diagnosis table
  • NK T-cell lymphoma is a highly aggressive cancer of a specific type of immune cell called lymphoid cells, and is associated with the Epstein Barr virus (glandular fever). In later stages of the disease, the lymphoma can spread to the lymph nodes, as in this case.
  • Chinese/Japanese Pulse Image chart: Penetrating Vessel
  • Chinese/Japanese Pulse Image chart: Hurried Pulse (cumai)
  • Chinese/Japanese Pulse Image chart: Yin Link Channel
  • Chinese/Japanese Pulse Image chart: Tough Pulse (laomai)
  • Chinese/Japanese Pulse Image chart: Knotted Pulse (jiemai)
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