Why Head Cancer Follow-Up Keeps Examinations and Scans on a Schedule After Treatment
Head and neck cancer follow up scans and examinations stay on a schedule because most recurrences appear within the first few years after treatment,…
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4,011 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.
How PCOS Is Tested and Diagnosed: Blood Tests, Ultrasound and the Rotterdam Criteria
PCOS is diagnosed by pattern rather than a single test. Clinicians use the Rotterdam criteria: at least two of three features, infrequent or absent…
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Celiac Disease in Children: How Diagnosis, Diet Teaching and Growth Checks Are Planned
Celiac disease in children is treated with a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet, planned and taught with a registered dietitian rather than with medicines. Diagnosis…
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The Acid Reflux Diet: Foods That Trigger GERD and the Eating Habits That Calm It
An acid reflux diet is less a fixed menu than a set of habits: smaller meals, finishing dinner at least three hours before lying…
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Fibroblast Treatment Risks Explained: Pigment Changes, Scarring and Skin Types at Higher Risk
Fibroblast treatment risks come mainly from the controlled burn the plasma pen creates on the skin surface. The most common problems are post-inflammatory dark…
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Bleeding Gums in Pregnancy and With Diabetes: Why Gum Care Is Planned Differently
Bleeding gums in pregnancy are usually pregnancy gingivitis: hormonal changes make gums react more strongly to plaque, so they swell and bleed with brushing.…
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Prolapsed Bladder: The Non-Surgical Options
A prolapsed bladder (cystocele) cannot be reversed without surgery, but many people manage it well non-surgically. Evidence-based options include supervised pelvic floor muscle training,…
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Metabolic Health: The Five Markers That Define It and How Few Adults Meet Them
Metabolic health is usually defined by five markers measured without medication: a waist circumference below 40 inches for men and 35 for women, fasting…
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How a Combined Neck and Face Lift Is Performed: Incisions, Deeper Tissue Work and Closure
A combined neck and face lift is one operation, usually under general anesthesia and typically lasting two to four hours or longer. The surgeon…
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Double Jointed: What Hypermobility Really Is
Being "double jointed" means joint hypermobility: joints that move beyond the typical range because ligaments and collagen are naturally looser, not because anyone has…
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Voice Rest After Vocal Cord Polyp or Nodule Surgery: How Speaking Returns Step by Step
Voice rest after vocal cord surgery usually means a short period of complete silence, often around three to seven days depending on the surgeon's…
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Ablation or Surgery for Liver Cancer? What Makes Each Option Suitable
Ablation and surgery are both used to treat liver cancer that has not spread beyond the liver. Ablation destroys a small tumor in place…
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Which Tests Follow a Semen Analysis? Hormone, Genetic and Ultrasound Checks in Male Infertility
After a semen analysis, clinicians usually add male infertility hormone tests, most often follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and a morning testosterone, with prolactin or…
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Knee Injections Compared: Cortisone, Hyaluronic Acid and PRP
The three main knee injections for osteoarthritis are cortisone (a corticosteroid), hyaluronic acid (gel) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Cortisone has the strongest evidence for…
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When Does Big Toe Pain Call for a Gout Assessment by a Specialist?
Big toe pain usually warrants a gout assessment when the joint becomes hot, swollen and intensely painful within hours, when it is your first…
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Trigger Assessment Before Migraine Treatment: What Your Neurologist Wants Tracked
A migraine trigger assessment is a structured period, usually several weeks to a few months, of recording attacks alongside sleep, meals, stress, menstrual cycle,…
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How Doctors Choose Between HDR and LDR Brachytherapy: Temporary Source or Permanent Seeds
Doctors choose between HDR and LDR brachytherapy based on the cancer type and size, how the tumor sits next to healthy organs, the patient's…
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How to Check for Fibroids, and What They Look Like
You cannot reliably check for fibroids at home. Fibroids are noncancerous growths in the muscular wall of the uterus, and they are usually confirmed…
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