How Bleeding Gums Are Treated at the Dentist: From Gum Measurements to Deep Cleaning
Dentists treat bleeding gums by first measuring the space between gum and tooth with a thin probe, then removing the plaque and hardened tartar…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,110 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 Engraftment After a Stem Cell Transplant Shows Up in Your Blood Counts Week by Week
Engraftment after a stem cell transplant is the point when transplanted stem cells settle in the marrow and begin producing new blood cells. Counts…
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How Potassium Disorders Are Treated: Correcting Levels and Finding the Cause
High potassium (hyperkalemia) is treated in stages matched to how high the level is and whether the heart is affected. Urgent cases receive intravenous…
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Getting Ready for Glaucoma Surgery: Blood Thinners, Current Drops and the Morning Routine
Preparing for glaucoma surgery mostly means sorting out medicines with your care team in advance: keep using your prescribed eye drops unless told otherwise,…
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Creatinine and eGFR: How Kidney Function Is Estimated and What the Numbers Mean
eGFR, or estimated glomerular filtration rate, is a calculation that uses your blood creatinine level, age and sex to estimate how many milliliters of…
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Neurogenic Bladder Consultation Checklist: Neurology Reports, Scans and Medication Lists
A neurogenic bladder consultation checklist covers three things: the neurology reports that name your condition and where the nerve damage sits, any brain, spine…
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Under-Eye Filler and Tear Trough Filler: Who Suits It, the Risks and the Alternatives
Under eye filler, usually a hyaluronic acid gel placed in the tear trough, can soften a hollow groove between the lower eyelid and cheek…
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Who May Benefit From Orofacial Myology? Children, Braces Patients and Mouth Breathers
Orofacial myofunctional therapy is most often considered for three groups: children with persistent thumb-sucking, tongue-thrust or open-mouth resting posture; people in or about to…
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What Oral Health Therapy Changes Over Time: Gum Health, Breath and Follow-Up Visits
Oral health therapy results build gradually. Gum bleeding and tenderness usually settle within a few weeks of professional cleaning and better daily brushing, gum…
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When Does a Lung Abscess Need Drainage or Surgery? What Your Team Watches For
Most lung abscesses are treated with several weeks of antibiotics and do not need a procedure. A care team usually considers drainage or surgery…
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When Is Immunotherapy Considered for Allergic Rhinitis? The Steps Before Allergy Shots
Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis is usually considered when allergy testing has confirmed a specific airborne trigger that matches the person's symptoms, and those symptoms…
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Beard Transplant Recovery: Healing Without Ruining the Grafts
Most people are socially presentable within 7 to 10 days of a beard transplant, but biological recovery takes months. Grafts anchor securely by about…
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When Is Radiation Chosen Over Surgery for Vulvar Cancer, and When Are Both Used?
Surgery is usually the first treatment for vulvar cancer that can be removed with a clear margin of healthy tissue while preserving bladder, bowel…
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Will Numbness Go Away After Cubital Tunnel Surgery? What Nerve Recovery Usually Looks Like
Numbness after cubital tunnel surgery often improves, but slowly and not always completely. The operation relieves pressure on the ulnar nerve; the nerve itself…
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How Long Does Perimenopause Last? The 4-to-10-Year Window, Explained Stage by Stage
Perimenopause, the hormonal transition before menopause, lasts about four years on average, but the normal range runs from a few months to roughly ten…
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The Day of Eye Laser Treatment: Check-In, Numbing Drops, Minutes Under the Laser, Home
Eye laser surgery day usually follows a predictable arc: a check-in and final measurements, anesthetic eye drops so you feel pressure but not sharp…
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Neuromuscular Disease Care: How Diagnosis, Rehabilitation and Breathing Support Fit Together
A neuromuscular disease care plan brings three strands together: a careful diagnosis that names which part of the nerve-to-muscle pathway is failing, rehabilitation that…
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Growth-Factor Injections for Neutropenia: How They Support the Marrow and When They Are Used
Growth factor injections for neutropenia are laboratory-made versions of a natural protein, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), that signal the bone marrow to produce and…
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