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Everyday heart health, in plain words
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Journal

The editor's bench: why this magazine writes about the heart in plain words, how sources are chosen, what gets corrected, and what the glossary will cover next. The room behind the reading room.

Health notice: This page is informational content, not medical advice. It cannot replace care from a qualified clinician and it never addresses one person's situation.
A German Shepherd resting on a padded floor mat in a veterinary exam room, one back leg stretched out, morning light from a side window catching the dog's coat while a radiograph film sits on a light box in the background.

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Hip dysplasia in shepherd dogs

The first signs of hip dysplasia in a shepherd are often subtle: a dog that rises slowly after rest, shifts weight off a back leg, or bunny-hops when it runs.

A veterinary ophthalmologist holds a handheld ophthalmoscope close to a calm border collie's eye in a bright clinic room, with the dog's head steady and the examiner's gloved hand in soft focus in the foreground.

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Collie eye anomaly, explained

Collie eye anomaly is a genetic condition that affects the back of the eye in many herding breeds.

Handwritten index cards spread on a desk with a fountain pen and a crossed out draft

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Why we write about the heart plainly

Medical language saves time between clinicians and costs time everywhere else. The notebook behind this magazine: why plain words, which sources, and what is next.

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