Author: Chris Preston

Smoking, vaping, and other tobacco use could cause severe health problems. Smoking is the greatest cause of preventable death in the United States.

Maxillofacial surgery is a special kind of dentistry. It includes operations to correct diseases, injuries, and defects of your face, jaw, or mouth.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, previously known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis in children under the age of 16.

Septic arthritis is a painful infection in a joint that could come from germs that travel through your bloodstream from another part of your body.

Reactive arthritis is joint pain and swelling triggered by an infection in another part of the body — most frequently the intestines, genitals, or urinary tract.

Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Long-term exposure to these fibers could cause lung tissue scarring and shortness of breath.