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.
Chickenpox in adults is usually more severe than in children: the rash is heavier, fever runs higher, and complications such as varicella pneumonia, encephalitis…
Robotic and laser-assisted eye surgery hand certain cutting and measuring steps to a computer-guided device, while the surgeon still plans and completes the operation.…
Most slipped (herniated) discs settle without surgery. Mainstream guidance says pain typically eases within about six weeks, and roughly nine in ten people improve…
When several specialists share an autonomic neuropathy plan, ask your neurologist who coordinates the whole plan, which symptom each clinician owns, how test results…
After a spinal cord disorder, call your care team the same day for any new loss of bladder or bowel control, difficulty passing urine,…
Before non-surgical hair restoration, clinicians usually confirm the cause first: a history and scalp examination, a gentle pull test, magnified scalp imaging (trichoscopy), and…
Immunotherapy is usually given in cycles because the drugs are cleared from the body over days to weeks and the immune response they trigger…
The early signs of tuberculosis are often mild and easy to dismiss: a cough that lasts three weeks or longer, unexplained tiredness, low-grade fever,…
Hand arthritis is joint damage or inflammation in the fingers, thumb or wrist. Osteoarthritis wears down cartilage, usually at the fingertip joints and thumb…
Videos help because movement episodes in children are brief, unpredictable and hard to describe, and a clinician rarely witnesses one in clinic. A steady,…
A urodynamic report is read in order: the header and patient details, then the flow curve and the volume left after voiding, then the…
Antibiotics usually do not help acute bronchitis, because the large majority of cases are caused by viruses that antibiotics cannot touch. Pooled trials suggest…
Juvenile scoliosis is usually monitored while the curve stays below about 20 to 25 degrees, braced when a still-growing child's curve reaches roughly 25…
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons first complete dental school, then a hospital-based surgical residency that typically runs four to six years and includes rotations in…
To support someone going through radiation, take on the repeatable jobs: a shared ride rota for daily weekday appointments, small frequent meals matched to…
ICL surgery places a thin, flexible implantable collamer lens inside the eye, between the iris and the natural lens, to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism…
Lipedema is diagnosed clinically. A clinician takes a detailed history of when the fat pattern began, examines the limbs for symmetrical, tender, easily bruised…
An electrophysiology (EP) study is usually recommended when the heart's rhythm problem cannot be pinned down from an ECG or wearable monitor alone, when…
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