“People with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment.  Diagnosis of schizophrenia involves ruling out other mental health disorders and determining that symptoms are not due to substance abuse, medication or a medical condition.”

MAYO CLINIC

“The two types of hemodialysis are home hemodialysis and in-center hemodialysis. Both types have pros and cons. You should talk with your healthcare team, family, caregivers, or others you trust to help you decide what’s best for you. If you choose one type of hemodialysis first, you can usually change to the other.”

Kidney.org

“Today’s flu vaccines cannot prevent a devastating 1918-style pandemic. New advances are fueling a push for a long-lasting, broadly protective vaccine. Influenza kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.  Influenza is tough to stop because both major types of influenza virus — type A and type B — encompass a vast number of distinct strains, and immunity to one strain often does not confer protection from another. Researchers make educated guesses as to which strains are likely to spread in a given year, then develop a vaccine meant to stop them.”

nature.com

“Good hand washing is the first line of defense against the spread of many illnesses — from the common cold to more serious infections, such as meningitis, bronchiolitis, the flu, hepatitis A, and many types of diarrhea.”.

Kids Health (kidshealth.org)

“According to the World Bank, hygiene promotion is the most cost-effective health action to reduce disease.¹ As of 2020, 2.3 billion people lacked basic hygiene services (handwashing facility with soap and water), and 1.6 billion people had access to handwashing facilities that lacked water or soap.^{2 Research shows that washing hands with soap and water could reduce deaths from diarrheal disease by up to 50%.}3″ ^.”

Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)

“It’s national handwashing awareness week! The first step to preventing infection is good handwashing! Alcohol-based hand sanitizer kills most of the bad germs that make you sick and is the preferred way to clean your hands in healthcare settings. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is more effective and less drying than using soap and water, & does not create antibiotic-resistant superbugs.”.

“The common denominator about both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease usually is they are both characterized by diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fatigue and weight loss.IBD affects an estimated 3 million Americans. Unfortunately, the causes of Crohn’s disease are not yet well understood..”

MAYO CLINIC

“Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel diseases. They are both conditions characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. Although they share many similarities, there are key differences between the two diseases.    One being the location of where the Dx. effects; Ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon while Crohn’s disease can occur anywhere between the mouth and the anus. In Crohn’s disease, there are healthy parts of the intestine mixed in between inflamed areas. Ulcerative colitis, on the other hand, is continuous inflammation of the colon.”

UCLA Health (uclahealth.org)

“Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers.”

World Health Organizations WHO

“In 2019, 36,801 people^a received an HIV diagnosis in the United States (US) and dependent areas.^b From 2015 to 2019, HIV diagnoses decreased 9% overall in the US and dependent areas.  Gay, bisexual, and other men who reported male-to-male sexual contact^g are the population most affected by HIV. In 2019, gay and bisexual men accounted for 69% (25,552) of the 36,801 new HIV diagnoses and 86% of diagnoses among males.”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC