4,069 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.
Physical therapy myths often come from a kernel of truth stretched too far. Some effort and mild, short-lived soreness can be part of rehabilitation,…
Microsurgery magnification lets a surgeon see and stitch structures roughly one millimeter across or smaller, such as facial nerve branches and the arteries that…
Rotator cuff repair failure means the repaired tendon has not healed to bone or has torn again, most often within the first months after…
Prostatitis with fever usually points to acute bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate gland that can spread into the bloodstream, form an abscess,…
Microtia is a congenital condition in which the outer ear is small, misshapen or absent. Assessment begins soon after birth with hearing tests and…
Alopecia areata scalp injections are corticosteroid shots placed just under the skin of a bald patch to calm the immune attack on hair follicles.…
Low vision aids training is a rehabilitation program that teaches people with permanent, uncorrectable vision loss to use magnifiers, task lighting, contrast changes and…
In the United States, most healthy adults can donate whole blood every 56 days, up to six times a year. Platelet donations can be…
Doctors treat conjunctivitis in contact lens wearers more cautiously because a lens can trap germs against the eye and can mask an early corneal…
Old dental fillings are not replaced on a schedule; they are replaced when there is a clear problem, most often decay creeping in beneath…
Adults need a Tdap booster, or a Td booster, every 10 years, with Tdap given during each pregnancy, ideally between 27 and 36 weeks.…
If you swallow gum, the sweeteners and flavorings are digested but the rubbery gum base is not. It does not stick inside your stomach;…
After a TURBT, it is usually normal to have a urinary catheter for hours to a few days, mild burning or urgency when passing…
The best exercises for the lymphatic system are rhythmic, whole-body movements: brisk walking, swimming or water walking, cycling, gentle rebounding, and slowly progressive strength…
Cortisol is usually checked in one of three ways: a blood draw timed to the morning or late afternoon, a saliva sample collected late…
Yes. Xanthelasma can come back after surgical removal, and published case series report recurrence often enough that surgeons discuss it before treating. The plaques…
A reflux monitoring test records how often stomach contents rise into the esophagus, usually over 24 to 96 hours, using a thin nasal catheter…
Jump rope is a vigorous whole-body cardio exercise that raises heart rate within a minute, loads bone through hundreds of small landings, and trains…
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