4,102 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.
Genetic testing can detect single-gene conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and Huntington disease, chromosome differences such as Down syndrome, inherited cancer…
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is usually considered for children with spastic cerebral palsy, most often the diplegic pattern affecting both legs, who walk independently or…
Healthy adults without symptoms or risk factors are generally advised to have a baseline comprehensive eye exam at age 40, then one every two…
Cellulitis recovery day by day usually means the redness may look slightly larger and the skin hotter during the first 24 to 48 hours…
Randomized trials have not shown that black cohosh works better than placebo for hot flashes, and soy isoflavone trials are mixed, with small benefits…
Preparing a child for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) surgery means following the surgical team's written fasting times exactly, keeping the child as well as possible…
Probiotics are live microorganisms, mostly bacteria, plus a few yeasts, that may offer a health benefit when consumed in adequate amounts. They occur naturally…
Non-surgical facial rejuvenation and a facelift treat different problems. Injectables soften expression lines and replace lost volume; energy devices such as radiofrequency, focused ultrasound…
A no shave hair transplant procedure harvests follicles from narrow, concealed strips of the back and sides of the scalp, trimmed short beneath longer…
Scleral lenses and intracorneal ring segments treat keratoconus differently. Scleral lenses are large, removable contact lenses that vault over the irregular cornea and rest…
Tubal assessment in infertility checks whether the fallopian tubes are open so an egg and sperm can meet. It is usually done with a…
Most kidney stones pass without surgery, particularly stones smaller than about 6 mm that have already reached the lower part of the ureter. A…
Floating poop is usually caused by extra gas trapped in the stool, most often after high-fiber meals or dietary changes, and on its own…
Body contouring after bariatric surgery is usually considered once weight has been stable for several months, most often 12 to 18 months or more…
Infection risk after a stem cell transplant is highest in the first few weeks, when conditioning treatment has wiped out white blood cells and…
A typical monsplasty candidate is an adult whose mons pubis (the soft mound over the pubic bone) has loose, sagging skin, stubborn fat, or…
Cancer rehabilitation is usually considered for anyone whose cancer or its treatment has left them with persistent fatigue, muscle weakness, limb swelling (lymphedema), stiffness,…
In robotic hip replacement, a CT scan taken before surgery is turned into a three-dimensional model of the pelvis and femur. The surgeon uses…
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