J-Pouch

A proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, or j-pouch surgery, is the most common surgical procedure recommended for ulcerative colitis patients when medications fail to control their symptoms - Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

JAK Inhibitors

The new entries in the therapeutic armamentarium: The small molecule JAK inhibitors - Katie Bechman, Mark Yates & James B.Galloway

Jakafi (Ruxolitinib)

The arrival of JAK inhibitors: advancing the treatment of immune and hematologic disorders - Yasuko Furumoto & Massimo Gadina

Japanese Encephalitis

Although considered by many in the west to be a rare and exotic infection, Japanese encephalitis is numerically one of the most important causes of viral encephalitis worldwide - Tom Solomon

Jardiance Farxiga (dapagliflozin)

Harnessing the kidneys to help treat diabetes - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Jaundice

Jaundice is not a disease but rather a symptom that occurs in those with a larger medical issue - Dr. Virgen Pyram

Jaw (TMJ) Dislocation

There are a number of different manual reduction techniques, including the classic intra-oral reduction approach - Leslie Pendery

Jenny Craig

While the program's initial focus is on the prepackaged, portioned meals that are supplemented thrughout the day with fresh fruit/vegetables, its ultimate goal is to wean people off the prepared meals & teach them to make healthy food choices - Healthline

Jeremy Piven = Soy or Sushi - NOT

It seems that for every study that proves a connection between soy and reduced risk of disease there’s another that challenges the claim. Just ask Jeremy Piven

Jersey Finger

Jet Lag

If you've ever taken a flight across multiple time zones, you know the feeling. If you travel often for work, it's probably one of your biggest enemies - Kevin J. Ryan

Jet Lag Cure

Welcome to the jet age. On any given day millions of people suffer from jet lag. Can we minimize the curse of modern day travel? Unfortunately, there's no easy fix but the good news is there are some decent apps to help you before you fly

Jillian Michaels & July 4th

The Fourth of July is a time to relax with family and friends, and sometimes a little gluttony is good for the soul, my words, not Jillian’s

Jobs

HWN is proud to bring you one of the most comprehensive job data bases on the Internet for the various health and medicine fields

Jock Itch (Tinea Cruris)

Like many skin infections, jock itch can typically be addressed by over-the-counter treatments - El Duderino

Joe Biden

Though there’s no evidence Biden has suffered substantial cognitive decline, his physical movement and verbal dexterity both appear diminished, and he has kept a considerably lower profile than most presidents - Robert Carter

Joey McIntyre Talks About Son's Hearing Loss

“Hear the World” brings awareness to the long term consequences of hearing loss in children, the #1 congenital birth defect

Johnson & Johnson vaccine

But unlike the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, which store the instructions in single-stranded RNA, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses double-stranded DNA.- Jonathan Corum and Carl Zimmer

Joint Injuries

So, I would say joint injuries are more common in adolescence who are kind of closer to becoming adults and they place more stress on their joints like, for example, playing soccer, basketball, something like that - Joseph Petfield

Joint Replacement

Patients receiving joint implants often are able to resume many of the physical activities they love, even those as vigorous as tennis and hiking. No wonder, then, that joint replacement is growing in popularity - Lesley Alderman

Joint Supplements

Unlike drugs, joint pain supplements are not evaluated or reviewed by FDA for safety and effectiveness, and supplements claiming to reduce pain and rebuild cartilage might not be proven to work - Jim Kreidler

Joint Tap

Due to the necessity for diagnosis there exist no absolute contraindications to arthrocentesis - Rachel Smith Shain

Jones MD, James L

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers - Helen Thomas

Journalists

You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you're essentially running to things that other people are running away from - Lester Holt

Journals

There are tons of journals that cater to the health care disciplines but to our knowledge, no one has tried to accommodate them all in one site. So, we are going to give it a college try. OK, which one did we miss - HWN

Juice

Phytochemicals, Antioxidants, Vitamins, Minerals - the list goes on! When you 'juice' fruits and vegetables you can absorb up to 80% more of the nutrients

Juicing & Cleanse

Juicing has emerged as one of the trendiest ways to show off your commitment to health and wellness - Hadley Malcolm

Jumpers Knee

Oftentimes any sorta knee pain gets dumped into the category of "patellofemoral pain" or "jumpers knee." Technically when someone refers to patellar tendonitis they're referring to the common lower knee pain - Higher-Faster-Sports.com

Junctional Rhythms

There isn’t a vast amount of epidemiological information on Junctional Rhythms, but we do know that they tend to be common in people suffering sick sinus syndrome and in young and athletic individuals. Junctional Escape Rhythms help the heart escape more volatile and dangerous rhythms and states, thus a junctional escape rhythm should not be suppressed, but treatment should focus on isolating underlying causes for the condition - Patrick McMurray RN

Juneteenth

Juneteenth represents liberation and it belongs to us. It is a constant reminder that Black freedom is predestined, that only we can tell our stories and that there is no freedom, without Black freedom - Dannese Mapanda

Juuling

Teens have taken a technology that was supposed to help grownups stop smoking and invented a new kind of bad habit, molded in their own image - Jia Tolentino

Juvenile Arthritis

While juvenile arthritis may seem straightforward, a Google search can send you down a rabbit hole of dozens of different diseases, treatments, and symptoms united by this one term - Elizabeth Medeiros

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

There are seven different types of JIA, and the pattern of arthritis and the short-term and long-term effects of each type are different. We do not know the cause of any of the types of JIA. If the arthritis is associated with another disease such as lupus, dermatomyositis, inflammatory bowel disease or even leukemia, the arthritis is not known as JIA.- Cassie + Friends

Juvenile Myositis

Juvenile Myositis (JM), including Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) and Juvenile Polymyositis (JPM), are rare autoimmune conditions which cause inflammation. The inflammation for JPM primarily occurs in the muscles, while in JDM the inflammation is in the blood vessels that lie under the skin and in the muscle tissue - Myositis Support and Understanding