Each year the magazine "U.S. News & World Report" issues a series of rankings for the best medical centers and hospitals for specific specialties. The "Best Hospitals" list for diabetes and endocrinology includes the top 50 locations for...
There are two basic types of lung cancer, small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Metastatic cancer is lung cancer of either type that has spread beyond the lung of origin to the second lung or distant organs such as the brain,...
High cortisol levels, or Cushing's syndrome, occur when the body is exposed to high levels of cortisol, according to the National Institutes of Health. Cushing's syndrome can be caused by taking too much corticosteroid medication, or by tumors in...
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive, incurable cancer that originates in the brain and may invade the spinal cord. According to Harvard University, unlike other brain cancers, GBM originates primarily in the brain and is the most...
