Medical Conditions

Dyslipidemia in plain language: what a lipid panel measures, LDL, HDL, triglycerides and Lp(a), causes, treatment, and how overall heart risk is…

Duchenne muscular dystrophy in plain language: the dystrophin gene, symptoms, diagnosis, steroids, exon skipping, gene therapy, heart and breathing care, and trials.

Crohn’s disease in plain language: where it appears, why it causes strictures and fistulas, perianal symptoms, tests, treatment, surgery and living with…

COPD explained in plain language: what it is, who it affects, symptoms, flare-ups, spirometry, treatment options and how to think about a…

Beta thalassemia explained in plain language: what it is, inheritance, symptoms, diagnosis, transfusion, iron overload, gene therapy, support, clinical trials.

BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy explained simply: what the gene does, inheritance, penetrance, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, family testing, research.

ATTR-CM explained plainly: the signs that should raise suspicion, how a bone scan now confirms it without a biopsy, the three approved…

Alzheimer’s disease explained plainly for families: what it is, how common it is, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, research and trial questions.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency explained plainly: what the letters MM, MZ, SZ and ZZ mean, lung and liver effects, testing, treatment and clinical…