4,026 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.
A robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy removes the thyroid through an incision hidden in the armpit, using a surgeon-controlled robot to reach the neck beneath the…
Useful questions to ask a cystic fibrosis team fall into three groups: lung function (what my FEV1 is, how it has changed, what a…
A GLP-1 diet is not an official eating plan. It describes two things: foods that modestly stimulate your own glucagon-like peptide-1, mainly protein, fiber-rich…
Long-term care in androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) means lifelong follow-up with an endocrinologist and a wider team: monitoring bone density, using hormone replacement after…
After a tooth extraction, most people are asked to stick to cool, soft foods such as yogurt, applesauce or smooth soup for the first…
Stereotactic biopsy recovery is usually short. After a breast biopsy, most people go home the same day and have bruising or soreness for a…
No single approach is best for everyone. Open surgery through the breastbone gives the surgeon the widest access and remains standard for many complex…
A menopause diet is not a single plan. The best evidence supports a Mediterranean-style pattern: adequate protein spread across the day, about 1,200 mg…
During a retinal injection appointment, your vision and eye pressure are checked, the eye is numbed with anesthetic drops or gel, the surface is…
IPL photorejuvenation results usually appear gradually. Treated brown spots often turn darker and coffee-ground-like for several days before flaking away over one to two…
Most people having a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation are now asked to continue their anticoagulant with no gap or only a brief one,…
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are both forms of inflammatory bowel disease and share many symptoms, but treatment differs because the inflammation sits in…
During an ulcerative colitis flare, most guidance favors small, frequent meals, plenty of fluids, and softer, lower-fiber foods while medicines calm the inflamed colon.…
Most children recover from orchiopexy, the operation that moves an undescended testicle into the scrotum, over roughly two to four weeks. Expect scrotal swelling…
A UTI that brings fever, chills, or pain in the side or back (flank pain) may mean the infection has reached a kidney. Seek…
The most reliable ways to raise HDL cholesterol are regular aerobic exercise, losing excess weight, stopping smoking, lowering triglycerides, and replacing trans fats and…
Lung abscess treatment usually takes several weeks, not days. Published reviews describe antibiotic courses of roughly three to six weeks, sometimes extended to eight…
Voice changes after neck cancer treatment, such as hoarseness, breathiness, a lower or weaker pitch and difficulty swallowing, are common after surgery, radiation or…
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