Medicine

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  Medicine

  Diseases can be infectious—caused by bacteria or viruses, for example—or non-infectious. Infectious diseases include colds and measles; non-infectious ones include diabetes or...

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  Diseases, disorders and conditions A-Z

  Diseases have specific, known causes—from pathogens such as bacteria or viruses or from some kind of genetic defect. Examples include tuberculosis, cancer or diabetes. Disorders...

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  Medicines and treatments

  The modern healthcare system offers a wide range of medicines and other treatments to cure, manage, prevent and diagnose diseases, injuries and disorders. Doctors (usually called...

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  Medical imaging

  A number of imaging technologies are used to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within our bodies. This branch of medicine is called radiology, and it is practised by medical...

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  Vaccination

  Immunization is the process of making our immune systems protective against diseases caused by pathogens: viruses or micro-organisms (also called microbes) such as bacteria, fungi...

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  Nursing

  Nurses work with doctors, therapists and other members of the nursing team both to treat illnesses, conditions, injuries and disabilities and provide suitable care for their...

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  Midwifery

  A midwife is a medical professional—but not a doctor (physician)—who gives support, care and advice to women during their pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period (at least...

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  Complementary and alternative medicine

  Medical treatments that are usually practised by healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses within a healthcare system are known as conventional, orthodox or mainstream...

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  History of medicine

  Medicine is the science of diagnosing (identifying), treating and preventing diseases to make people healthy. Ancient beliefs that illnesses were caused by angry gods have been...

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