4,056 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.
AI in healthcare currently helps hospitals read medical images, flag patients at risk of deterioration such as sepsis, draft clinical notes from recorded visits,…
Age is the main factor because the two operations rely on different biology. Endoscopic strip craniectomy is usually considered for young infants, commonly up…
Sensitive teeth usually happen when protective enamel wears thin or gums recede, exposing dentin, the porous layer that carries sensations toward the tooth's nerve.…
Life after uremic syndrome usually means one of three paths: kidney function recovers (common after childhood hemolytic uremic syndrome), the kidneys stay damaged and…
Most people recovering from a laminectomy walk within a day of surgery, return to light activity in a few weeks, and resume most normal…
A heart team, usually an interventional cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon working with the patient's own cardiologist, weighs how many coronary arteries are narrowed,…
No. Custom or wavefront-guided LASIK, often marketed as Super LASIK, is not reserved for complex prescriptions. It uses a detailed optical map of each…
Arm lift surgery (brachioplasty) is done under general anesthesia or sedation. The surgeon marks the loose skin, makes an incision along the inner or…
Spontaneous pneumothorax, a collapsed lung with no obvious injury, occurs most often in tall, slim people in their late teens to thirties, usually because…
Malaria treatment in pregnancy differs because the parasite can lodge in the placenta, the mother is more prone to severe illness and low blood…
Caffeine half life is the time your body needs to clear half of a dose, about five hours in a typical healthy adult, with…
Hysteroscopy recovery time is usually short. Most people go home the same day, and many feel able to return to ordinary activities within one…
Chickenpox rash usually moves through four visible stages over about 4 to 7 days: flat pink spots, small raised bumps, clear fluid-filled blisters, and…
Neither laser resurfacing nor microneedling is universally better for acne scars. Fractional lasers tend to produce more change per session but bring longer downtime…
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS all involve progressive loss of nerve cells, but each destroys a different cell population, so their care plans differ. Parkinson's…
Most recurrent UTI myths blame hygiene, tight clothing, or not drinking enough, yet the evidence points elsewhere: anatomy, sexual activity, certain contraceptives, the loss…
BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) is the most common cause of vertigo. Loose calcium crystals drift into an inner-ear canal and send false motion…
Cytokine release syndrome after CAR-T is an inflammatory reaction that happens when the infused CAR T cells attack cancer and release large amounts of…
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