4,031 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.
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…
Hands that are always cold usually reflect normal thermoregulation: when your core cools or you feel stress, small arteries in the fingers narrow to…
Ovarian cancer treatment by stage usually combines surgery to remove as much visible cancer as possible with platinum-based chemotherapy. Early-stage disease confined to the…
Graves disease in pregnancy is usually managed with antithyroid medicines rather than radioactive iodine, which is not used in pregnancy. Guidelines generally favor propylthiouracil…
SMILE eye surgery works by using a femtosecond laser to cut a thin, lens-shaped disc of tissue, called a lenticule, inside the cornea, then…
Preventive care is the set of screenings, vaccines and counseling that find or prevent disease before symptoms appear. For most adults that means blood…
A good zirconium teeth candidate usually needs a strong restoration for a back tooth, an implant crown, or a bridge, especially with a heavy…
All-on-4 and All-on-6 both anchor a full arch of fixed replacement teeth; the difference is how many implants carry the load. Four implants suit…
After a stapedectomy, a blocked or muffled ear, mild ache, a metallic taste, brief unsteadiness when moving the head and faint blood-tinged discharge are…
Preparing for facial surgery usually means a pre-assessment visit where blood tests check clotting, blood count and kidney function, an anesthesia review covers your…
A medium apple (about 3 inches across, or 182 grams) contains roughly 95 calories, while a small apple has about 80 and a large…
Breast reconstruction revision surgery is a follow-up operation that adjusts an earlier reconstruction when problems develop: a difference in size or position between the…
Factor replacement therapy treats hemophilia by infusing the missing clotting protein, factor VIII in hemophilia A or factor IX in hemophilia B, directly into…
Strength training for women does not cause bulky muscle because women produce far less testosterone than men, and visible size requires years of deliberate…
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