Truncus arteriosus is a type of congenital heart disease in which a baby is born with one large blood vessel—normally there are two—that receives blood from both the heart's ventricles. This single blood vessel mixes oxygen-rich blood with oxygen-poor blood. Oxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood normally remain in two...

This exercise stretches your back, spine, and upper torso muscles. Sit with your legs crossed. Reach your left hand toward your left foot, and place your right hand at your side for support. Slowly twist your torso to your right. Switch your hands and twist to your left. Repeat 2 to 4 times.

Take the medicine with food. Swallow with a full glass (8 oz) of water unless your doctor gives you different instructions. Store at room temperature away from heat, light, and moisture. Do not keep in the bathroom. It may take several weeks for this medicine to fully work. If you forget to take a dose on time, take it...

Tubal implants are a permanent type of birth control. They are small metal springs that are placed in your fallopian tubes. This is done without cutting the skin. Over time, scar tissue grows around each implant. The scar tissue blocks the tubes. This stops eggs from moving from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes...

A tubal ligation ("having your tubes tied") is a type of surgery for women that permanently prevents pregnancy (sterilization). During a tubal ligation, the fallopian tubes are closed or removed to prevent fertilization; this blocks the sperms' path to the egg. The fallopian tubes can be cut, clamped closed, or tied...

Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure in which your fallopian tubes are blocked, cut, or sealed. It's done to prevent your eggs from traveling from your ovaries into the fallopian tubes, where they could be fertilized by a sperm. Tubal ligation is a highly effective form of birth control that is almost always...

Learn how to take care of yourself at home after a tubal ligation.

Provides tips for using a feeding tube for food and medicine, caring for the tube, and avoiding and responding to common problems. Briefly explains when a feeding tube may be needed.

A tuberculin skin test (also called a Mantoux tuberculin test) is done to see if you have ever been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). The test is done by putting a small amount of TB protein ( antigens) under the top layer of skin on your inner forearm. If you have ever been exposed to the TB bacteria ( Mycobacterium...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by bacteria. It usually affects the lungs. Symptoms may include fever, extreme fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, and a cough that brings up thick, bloody mucus. TB can be deadly if it isn't treated.

Fluid buildup in the middle ear A cold or some other upper respiratory infection can cause the eustachian tubes to swell, blocking the normal drainage from the middle ear. The fluid buildup can lower your or your child's ability to hear. And the warm, moist environment makes it easy for bacteria and viruses to grow...

Tucatinib is used together with other medicines (trastuzumab and capecitabine) to treat HER2-positive breast cancer. This combination chemotherapy is used when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or cannot be removed with surgery. Tucatinib is usually given after other treatments have failed. Tucatinib may...

Tularemia, also called deerfly fever or rabbit fever, is a disease that usually occurs in animals. But the disease can be passed to people through infected insects or animals or by exposure to contaminated water or dust. Humans are most commonly infected through: Being bitten by a tick, deerfly, or mosquito. Skinning...

A tumor marker is a substance released by cancer cells or by normal cells when cancer is in the body. Tumor markers can be hormones, proteins, enzymes, or other substances. Some conditions that are benign (not cancer) also release tumor markers. Blood tests are the most common way to test for them. But some markers can...