Pediatricians have been around since early times. However, it was not until the mid-19th century that pediatrics was recognized and…
The Greek root word ‘nephros’ in nephrology means kidneys, and the full word means the study of kidneys. This includes…
Ortho is a Greek root word that means ‘straight;’’ Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that deals with the care…
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 108 million known cases of diabetes in 1980-more than 3 decades later, that number…
Pulmonologists go by many names: Lung Doctor, Respiratory Physician and Pulmonary Physician. Whatever the name, they all deal with the…
According to recent studies, visits related to ENT problems account for more than 50% of the yearly visits to physicians,…
Urology, also referred to as genitourinary surgery, is the field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of…
Defined as the science of the mind and behavior, psychology was first recognized as an independent field of study in…
Derived from the Greek words gynaikos (woman) and logia (study), Gynecology is literally ‘the study of women’. This particular branch…
The Greek root word kardia in ‘Cardiologist’ means ‘heart’, hence a cardiologist is ‘someone who studies the heart’. However, aside…