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Hypochondriasis: The Delusion of Sickness
(Health and Diseases)

08 October 2025
By: Heba Hammam
Anxiety - Behavior - Chronic - Condition - Diseases - Disorder - Fear - Health - Healthcare - Illness - Medicine - Mental Health - Mind - Psychology

They would check their vital signs dozens of times everyday, relentlessly searching for symptoms of chronic or dangerous diseases. Despite doctors assuring them that they are free of illness, they continue to seek medical evaluation because they suffer from hypochondriasis.

Rare Health Disorders
(Health and Diseases)

17 September 2025
By: Heba Hammam
Depression - Diseases - Disorder - Health - Illness - Mental Health - Syndrome

Some people suffer from health disorders that you may not have ever heard of before.

Split Between Fact and Fiction
(Health and Diseases)

16 June 2025
By: Basma Fawzy
Diseases - Disorder - Fiction - Mental Health - Movie - Psychology - Signs and Symptoms

Almost all of us know about Dissociative Identity Disorder through movies and stories. It is basically a mental disorder in which two or more independent and distinct personality systems develop in the same individual.

Smartphone Pinky and Thumb: Do Your Fingers Need a Rest?
(Health and Diseases)

13 April 2025
By: Inas Essa
Behavior - Bones - Condition - Diseases - Disorder - Muscles - Smartphone - Technology

You might have heard of a pinky promise; a gesture that indicates making a sincere promise both parties should keep, but have you heard of the term “smartphone pinky”?