4,044 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 people go home the same day after laparoscopy for infertility, feel sore and tired for several days, and return to normal routines within…
After a PET-CT scan, most people go home the same day, drink extra fluids and empty their bladder often to help clear the radioactive…
When an IVF cycle fails, the usual next step is a review appointment with your fertility team, typically a few weeks after the result,…
Dengue usually follows three phases. A fever of 2 to 7 days comes first, then a critical window of roughly 24 to 48 hours…
Most people with sciatica sleep best on their side with a firm pillow between the knees, or on their back with pillows under the…
Most people with von Willebrand disease can have a healthy pregnancy and birth. Von Willebrand factor usually rises during pregnancy, then drops quickly after…
Appendicitis usually begins as a dull ache around the belly button that, over several hours, sharpens and settles in the lower right abdomen, often…
Kimchi and sauerkraut are cabbages preserved by lactic acid bacteria, and eating them regularly appears to nudge the gut microbiome toward greater diversity. A…
Growing up with pediatric chronic kidney disease usually involves regular clinic visits, close tracking of growth and blood pressure, a dietitian-guided eating plan that…
Pelvic floor assessment and urodynamic testing come before prolapse surgery because a dropped bladder, uterus or vaginal wall can disguise how the bladder actually…
TMJ disorder usually begins with painless clicking as the cushioning disc inside the jaw joint slips out of position, can progress to intermittent or…
Hearing devices for deafblindness include hearing aids, cochlear implants, bone-conduction devices, remote-microphone systems and vibrating alerting devices; vision aids include prescribed magnifiers, electronic video…
A ureteral stone is usually located with a non-contrast CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, which shows the stone's size and exact position…
A laparoscopic appendectomy removes the appendix through three small abdominal incisions under general anesthesia. The surgeon inflates the abdomen with carbon dioxide, inserts a…
Stress hormones are chemical messengers, chiefly cortisol and adrenaline, that the brain and adrenal glands release to ready the body for a threat. Short…
After adult reconstruction surgery, the orthopedic term for hip and knee replacement, most care teams advise a long-term shift away from running, jumping and…
Pediatric chronic kidney disease stages describe how much filtering ability a child's kidneys still have, measured as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Stages 1…
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reroutes digestion in three steps. Surgeons staple off a walnut-sized pouch at the top of the stomach, then divide the small…
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