Galileo: Medical Advice & Resources

Looking for medical information you can trust? Our clinical team shares their in-depth evidence-based insights and recommendations for common health topics.

Acne

Acne is a skin condition caused by a blocked pore, leading to skin blemishes such as blackheads,...

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Anxiety

Anxiety is a mental health condition involving anxiousness, fear, and worry, often accompanied by...

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Asthma

Asthma is a chronic disease that causes airways to become inflamed, making it hard to breathe.

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Back Pain

Back pain is the most common reason people go to see their doctor. The universality of this ailmen...

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Birth Control Pills

The pill—like all other forms of hormonal contraception—works by inducing a steady-state hormone...

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Bronchitis

Bronchitis is a general description referring to inflammation of the airways of the lungs. The ter...

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Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity

Celiac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, is inflammation of the small intestine caused by...

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Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that covers the front of...

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COVID

COVID is an infectious disease, caused by a strain of coronavirus that was first seen in 2019. The...

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Depression

Depression is a mental health disorder that manifests as extended periods of low mood and other...

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Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of the endocrine system that is primarily divided into type 1, type 2, and...

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Ear Infection

Ear infections are caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. They can be divided into two categories:...

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Eczema

Eczema is a chronic condition that causes inflamed, irritated, itchy skin. The term eczema is ofte...

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Fatigue

Fatigue has multiple forms. Physical fatigue can involve difficulty initiating or maintaining an...

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Flu

Influenza (flu) generally refers to the illness that results from infection with one of the...

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Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)

Acute gastroenteritis is a rapid-onset diarrheal disease that can include symptoms such as fever,...

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GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or “GERD” for short, is the name given to symptoms that occur due...

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Hair Loss

The causes of hair loss can be broken into roughly six categories: effluviums (hair loss due to...

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Headaches

A headache is a pain or discomfort in any part of the head that sometimes involves pain to the...

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Healthy Weight

Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2. Being underweight is a BMI of under...

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High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a commonly occurring molecule that’s a critical building block for cell membranes...

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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Hypertension is the medical term for abnormally high arterial blood pressure.

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Hypothyroidism

Thyroid deficiency is the underproduction of thyroid hormone, typically caused by autoimmunity...

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Insomnia

Insomnia is present when someone has difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep—or is waking too...

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a recurrent pattern of abdominal pain that’s often associated...

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Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial spirochetal infection, caused by the Borellia species, most often...

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Measles

Measles is a virus that is highly contagious and replicates in the nose, mouth, or throat of...

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Migraines

A migraine headache is a unique type of headache that causes moderate-to-severe pain, usually...

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Post-COVID Syndrome

Post-COVID is a multi-system disease in which patients experience persistent, fluctuating symptoms...

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Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)

“Seasonal allergies” is a term that refers to symptoms experienced after exposure to plant pollens...

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are transmitted through sexual contact....

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Sinusitis

Sinusitis refers to inflammation of the nasal cavity mucous membranes. Mucous membranes help clea...

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Sore Throat

A sore throat is due to the inflammation of the pharynx and surrounding area. It is most commonly...

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Sprains and Strains

A sprain is an injury to the tissue that connects two bones together, while a strain is an injury...

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Summer Food Poisoning

Acute gastroenteritis is a rapid-onset diarrheal disease that can include symptoms such as fever,...

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Sunburns

A sunburn is the damage to the skin that’s caused by overexposure to the sun and/or ultraviolet...

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TMJ

The temporomandibular joint is the joint of the jaw, the hinge that connects the jaw to the skull....

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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

A urinary tract infection (UTI) starts when bacteria travel into the urethra and ascend up to the...

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Vaginitis

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina. It can be internal or external, and can cause a variet...

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Viral Upper Respiratory Infection

Viral upper respiratory infections are acute, contagious infections that affect the nose, sinuses,...

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