How Doctors Check Whether CAR-T Is Working: Scans, Blood Tests and the Waiting Period
Doctors judge whether CAR-T has worked mainly with imaging and laboratory tests done on a schedule, not in the first days after infusion. For…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,209 plain-language articles across 62 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
Vitamin B Complex: What Each B Does and Who Runs Low
The vitamin B complex is a group of eight water-soluble vitamins, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12, that help enzymes convert…
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What Multifocal Lens Implants Really Deliver: Halos, Reading Light and Adaptation
Multifocal lens implants split incoming light into two or more focal points so many people read and see distance with less need for glasses…
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Will a Ureteral Stone Pass on Its Own? Size, Position and When Intervention Is Planned
Many ureteral stones do pass without a procedure, and the odds depend mostly on size and position. Stones smaller than 4 mm pass on…
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Who Is a Candidate for Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery? Bite, Breathing and Facial Balance
Orthognathic surgery is usually considered for adults, or for teenagers whose jaw growth has finished, when the upper and lower jaws are mismatched in…
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How an Eyebrow Transplant Is Performed: Donor Hair Choice, Angle of Placement and Brow Mapping
An eyebrow transplant moves individual hair follicles, usually from the back of the scalp, into the brow under local anesthesia. The surgeon first draws…
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Allograft vs Autograft Bone Grafting: Why Your Surgeon May Choose Donor Bone
An autograft is bone taken from your own body; an allograft is sterilized bone from a screened human donor. Autograft carries living cells and…
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After Urethral Trauma Repair: When Fever, Bleeding or Blocked Flow Means Calling Your Urologist
After urethral trauma repair, three findings should prompt a same-day call to your urology team: a fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, especially with…
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Which Changes After Pediatric Surgery Mean Parents Call the Team? Fever, Vomiting and Wounds
After a child's surgery, call the surgical team the same day for a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher, vomiting that stops fluids staying…
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Keratin Treatments and Hair Botox: What the Salon Treatments Do and the Formaldehyde Question
A keratin treatment coats hair with a protein-rich solution and seals it with a flat iron to reduce frizz for roughly 2–5 months; so-called…
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Pancreatitis Complications Explained: Fluid Collections, Infection and When to Return
Most acute pancreatitis settles within about a week, but pancreatitis complications warning signs include pain that returns or worsens after improving, fever or chills,…
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Your First Infertility Appointment: The History, Tests and Lifestyle Questions to Expect
An infertility evaluation first visit usually involves a medical, menstrual, sexual and lifestyle history for both partners, a physical exam, and a first round…
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What to Expect From Psoriasis Treatment: How Improvement Is Measured and Why Care Continues
Psoriasis treatment aims to control, not eliminate, an overactive immune response in the skin. Creams and ointments usually take several weeks to show benefit,…
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Magnesium Glycinate Side Effects: Loose Stools, Drowsiness and Who Should Avoid It
Magnesium glycinate side effects are usually mild and digestive: loose stools, nausea and stomach cramping, especially on an empty stomach. Some people feel drowsy,…
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Life After a Craniotomy: Hair Regrowth, Scars, Driving and Long-Term Neurosurgery Follow-Up
Life after craniotomy usually means a hospital stay of several days, a scar hidden under regrowing hair within a few months, fatigue that eases…
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When Does Thyroid Disease Need an Endocrinologist? From Routine Checks to Specialist Care
Most thyroid disease is managed well by a primary care clinician with periodic blood tests. Referral to an endocrinologist is usually considered for an…
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Romanian Deadlift Form: The Hip Hinge That Protects Your Back When Done Right
A Romanian deadlift is a hip-hinge exercise: you hold a barbell or dumbbells, keep knees slightly bent and back neutral, and push your hips…
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Genetic Counseling Before Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis: What the Session Covers and Why
Genetic counseling before prenatal testing is a conversation with a trained specialist that reviews your family and pregnancy history, explains the difference between screening…
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