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  1. Travel health - yellow fever immunisation

    If you are travelling or passing through areas infected with yellow fever, some countries require you to be vaccinated.

  2. Gilbert's syndrome

    Gilbert's syndrome and hepatitis both cause jaundice but are not related.

  3. Jaundice in babies

    If your baby is full-term and healthy, mild jaundice is nothing to worry about and will resolve by itself within a week or so.

  4. Trichomonas

    Trichomoniasis (or trichomonas) is a sexually transmissible infection (STI). Includes causes, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, notifying partners and where to get help.

  5. Palliative care - personal stories

    Palliative care - personal stories

  6. Pancreatic cancer

    The causes of pancreatic cancer are unknown, but smokers are at greater risk.

  7. Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)

    People who are colourblind usually have difficulty with the colours green, yellow, orange and red

  8. Wilson disease

    In Wilson's disease, a build-up of copper damages organs including the liver, nervous system, brain, kidneys and eyes.

  9. Primary biliary cirrhosis

    Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune condition characterised by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts within the liver.

  10. Cataracts

    A cataract of the eye is like the lens of a camera becoming fogged up.

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