Health Education
Where Is the Epigastric Region? A Guide to Upper Abdominal Pain
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You finish a meal and notice burning, pressure, or a dull ache in the “pit” of your stomach…. Continue Reading
Do Humans Go Into Heat? The Biology Behind the Question
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team Perhaps you have noticed that your interest in sex seems stronger at certain times of the month, or… Continue Reading
Systemic Physiology: How the Body’s Major Systems Work Together
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You stand up quickly and feel your heart beat faster. You walk into the heat and begin to… Continue Reading
What ‘Ortho’ Means in Medicine
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team If you typed “ortho definition medical” into a search bar after seeing “ortho referral” in your patient portal,… Continue Reading
What ‘Flex’ Means in Medical and Anatomy Terms
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You are reading a physical therapy note and see “pain with flex,” or a clinician asks you to… Continue Reading
Where Is the Palm of the Hand? A Quick Anatomy Guide
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team If someone asks you to place an object in the palm of your hand, you probably know what… Continue Reading
How to Identify the Function of a Highlighted Muscle
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You are looking at an anatomy diagram, one structure is shaded in bright color, and the question asks:… Continue Reading
The Stages of Illness Nurses Use to Understand Recovery
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team A headache begins in the morning. By afternoon, you feel tired and slightly feverish. Do you rest and… Continue Reading
What the Renal Columns Do Inside the Kidneys
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team If an ultrasound or CT report mentions a “prominent renal column” or “column of Bertin,” it is understandable… Continue Reading
Why Palms and Soles Are Lighter Than the Rest of the Skin
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team If you have ever compared the back of a dark-skinned person’s hand with the palm, you may have… Continue Reading
