Health Education
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
Why Steroids Count as Lipids
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You may hear “steroid” and think of a muscle-building drug, while “lipid” brings to mind butter, cooking oil,… Continue Reading
The Fascicle: A Discrete Bundle of Muscle Fibers
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team When you flex your arm, climb stairs, or carry groceries, you may picture each muscle tightening as one… Continue Reading
Naming Every External Part of the Human Body
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You feel pain between your elbow and wrist, but should you call that area your arm, lower arm,… Continue Reading
Understanding Delayed Onset With THC Edibles And Why It Matters For Consumers
Image Source You take a THC edible and wait for the effects to appear. Ten minutes pass, then more time goes by, but you still… Continue Reading
Neurotransmitters, Defined for AP Psych
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You smell fresh coffee before an exam, feel your attention sharpen, and suddenly remember a fact you studied… Continue Reading
What the Prefix ‘Retro-‘ Signals in Medicine
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You open a radiology report and see “retroperitoneal,” or a clinician describes discomfort as “retrosternal.” The wording may… Continue Reading
The Medical Words for ‘Blocked’
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You leave a medical appointment knowing that something is “blocked,” but the report uses a word such as… Continue Reading
What Makes a Lymphocyte a Lymphocyte
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You open your blood test results and notice “lymphocytes” listed beside a percentage and an absolute count. Perhaps… Continue Reading
