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Please feel free to add a profile(s) here unless you would like a project created for the genetically linked disorder Some of the Disorders listed below have Geni projects & will have links to projects in the Cause of Death portal (CoD) & the Medical Portal (MP). If you would like to have a project made for any genetic linked disorder, please see: Cause of Death Projects needed??? -- Use if t...
Amputation is the loss or removal of a body part such as a finger, toe, hand, foot, arm or leg by trauma, medical illness or surgery. *As a surgical measure, it is used often to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene or the result of an accident. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems. * A special...
This is an umbrella project for Digestive disorders. == ===Please do NOT add profiles to this project UNLESS there is no other disorder that seem to fit.===* If a project is needed for the Cause of Death portal & isn't listed, please see: Cause of Death Projects needed??? * If a project for the Medical portal & isn't listed, please see: Medical Portal project--Needs, questions, concerns & relat...
United States Army Nurse Corps (AN or ANC) was formally established by the U.S. Congress in 1901. It is one of the six medical special branches (or "corps") of officers which – along with medical enlisted soldiers – comprise the Army Medical Department (AMEDD).The ANC is the nursing service for the U.S. Army and provides highly qualified nursing staff in support of the Department of Defense med...
Please add those who are or have been US Navy Nurses.==* Please be sure to include information about the person’s time in the military in the About section of the profile. Source: Wikipedia - United States navy Nurse Corps The United States Navy Nurse Corps was officially established by Congress in 1908; however, unofficially, women had been working as nurses aboard Navy ships and in Navy hospi...
This is an umbrella for Medical Corps projects. Please do NOT add projects here. == If you do not see a project for your country’s Medical Corps, please consider creating one or put the need in the Medical Portal discussion @ Medical Portal project--Needs, questions, concerns & related issues From: Wikipedia - Medical Corps ===A medical corps is generally a military branch or officer corps resp...
Please feel free to add the profile of anyone living with or who lived with Hashimoto's Disease (also called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, or autoimmune thyroiditis.)== What is Hashimoto's Disease? Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system creates antibodies that damage your thyroid gland. Causes Doctors don't know what causes your ...
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of inherited diseases that damage and weaken your muscles over time. This damage and weakness are due to the lack of a protein called dystrophin, which is necessary for normal muscle function. The absence of this protein can cause problems with walking, swallowing, and muscle coordination. Muscular dystrophy can occur at any age, but most diagnoses occur in ch...
Please add those who are or have served in the US Air Force Dental Service Corps as an Officer or Enlisted person.== The National Security Act of 1947 reorganized America’s military under a single Cabinet-level post, the Department of Defense, and formally elevated the Air Force, formerly a part of the Army, as a separate branch equal to that of the Army and Navy. Two years later, on June 8, 19...
Please add those who are or were in the US Army Veterinary Corps.==* Be sure to include something about this in the persons profile. The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps is a staff corps (non-combat specialty branch) of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consisting of commissioned veterinary officers and Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) veterinary students. It was established by an...
Please add & index ONLY Universities & Colleges with medically related programs or courses.== This can include, but is not limited to: preparatory programs for physicians, chiropractors, veterinarians, dentists, pharmacists, all nursing occupations, etc; medical administration programs, allied health programs for administrative, supportive, therapeutic, and technological roles, such as medical ...
Health care workers and people that have gone out of their way to help us to fight and deal with the pandemic. Ambulance personnel, emergency care workers, nurses, doctors, firemen, police that have just continued with their work regardless of what might happen to themselves - HEROES Those that have dealt directly with people with Covid19, risking their own lives every day.Please add all those ...
Gardner syndrome , a rare genetic disorder, usually causes what start out to be benign or noncancerous growths.* It is a form of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) that is characterized by multiple colorectal polyps and various types of tumors, both benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous). * People affected by Gardner syndrome have a high risk of developing colorectal cancer at an ear...
Please add the profiles of those who are or were a member of the US Air Force Nurse Corps.==* Please be sure to include a comment about the person's military membership in the About section.The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps ensures the health of military personnel and their family members.Members of the Air Force Nurse Corps come from all aspects of Air Force Medicine and can serve in roles includ...
Mesothelioma (me-zoe-thee-lee-O-muh) is a type of cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue that covers the majority of your internal organs (mesothelium).Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor that is caused by inhaled asbestos fibers and forms in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart. Symptoms can include shortness of breath and chest pain. The life expectancy for most mesothelioma patien...
Please add those who are or were in the US Navy Dental Corps.== The Dental Corps of the United States Navy consists of naval officers who have a doctorate in either dental surgery (DDS) or dental medicine (DMD) and who practice dentistry for Sailors and Marines. The primary mission of the Corps is to prevent or remedy dental conditions that may interfere with the performance of duty by members ...
Please do not add profiles to this project. This project is for information only. ===If a medical project for one of these medical conditions is needed, please go to this discussion: Medical Portal project -- Needs, questions, concerns & other issues . ===Many of these health conditions have Cause of Death projects that would be appropriate. (They have links.)===* See also: Cause of Death porta...
Please add the profiles of those who have survived Appendicitis or a Ruptured Appendix.== ===If they died of Appendicitis or a Ruptured Appendix, please add them to the People who died from Appendicitis project.=== Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a 3 1/2-inch-long tube of tissue that extends from the large intestine. It is a medical emergency that almost always requires prompt ...