1,883 plain-language articles across 61 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.
Spinal fusion is generally necessary only when the spine is unstable or deformed, from spondylolisthesis, fractures, progressive scoliosis, infection, or tumors, or when relieving…
Single port VATS recovery usually starts within hours of surgery: patients are asked to breathe deeply and cough, sit up and walk on the…
Supporting a family member through cancer treatment usually means three practical jobs: being a second set of ears at appointments, keeping food and fluids…
No single fibroid size is officially dangerous. Doctors judge risk by symptoms and location, not centimeters alone. Fibroids larger than about 5 cm are…
A liver transplant evaluation is a structured series of heart, lung, kidney, infection, cancer-screening and psychosocial tests that a transplant team uses to decide…
Recovery after neuroendoscopic surgery, most often performed through the nose to reach the pituitary gland or skull base, typically involves a hospital stay of…
An annual check-up typically includes a review of your medical history, measurements of blood pressure, heart rate, and weight, a hands-on physical exam, and…
Most people with TMJ disorders never need surgery. Major health bodies, including the NIH and the NHS, advise starting with reversible, conservative care such…
Laparoscopic ovarian cyst removal is keyhole surgery done under general anesthesia. A surgeon makes a few small cuts in the abdomen, usually three or…
Get a mole checked promptly if it changes in size, shape, or color over weeks to months; becomes asymmetrical; develops ragged borders or multiple…
An adult reconstruction treatment plan is an orthopedic surgeon's written proposal for a worn or damaged hip or knee, and it usually lands on…
Ethnic rhinoplasty differs from classic reduction rhinoplasty mainly in what it adds rather than removes. Surgeons often build a stronger internal framework with cartilage…
A dorsal hump is a bump of bone and cartilage on the bridge of the nose, most often inherited and sometimes caused by injury…
Zirconium teeth aftercare means treating a zirconia crown, bridge or implant crown like a natural tooth that needs extra attention at its edges. Brush…
LASIK and PRK use the same excimer laser to reshape the cornea and treat similar prescriptions. LASIK works beneath a thin hinged flap, so…
Most people walk with a walker within a day of hip replacement surgery, switch to a cane around weeks two to four, and handle…
After robotic prostate surgery, pink or light red urine, mild bladder spasms, catheter tugging discomfort, bloating, shoulder-tip pain from surgical gas and temporary urine…
Tenosynovitis surgery, usually called tendon sheath release, is a short operation in which the surgeon opens the tight fibrous tunnel that a swollen tendon…
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