4,124 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.
Trigger finger usually needs surgery only when a finger locks and cannot be straightened, when night splinting and one or two corticosteroid injections have…
The ASA classification, formally the ASA Physical Status Classification System, is a six-level scale anesthesiologists use to describe a patient's overall health before surgery,…
Peripheral nerve surgery is considered for three groups: people with a nerve that has been cut, torn or crushed and shows no sign of…
Hoarseness that lasts longer than two to three weeks, or that comes with pain, breathing trouble, or coughing up blood, warrants an ear, nose…
Most foot deformities progress slowly, over years, as soft tissues stretch, joints drift and bone remodels under repeated load; bunions widen, flatfoot moves from…
Femto LASIK preparation usually means pausing contact lenses for a period set by your surgeon, commonly about two weeks for soft lenses and longer…
Many people with multiple sclerosis continue working, often for years, though the path varies with symptoms, job demands and disease course. Fatigue and heat…
Catheter carotid angiography is usually reserved for situations where ultrasound and a second noninvasive scan, such as CT or MR angiography, disagree or cannot…
A laminectomy removes bone and ligament pressing on spinal nerves; fusion is added only when the spine at that level is judged unstable or…
Betaine HCl is a supplement that releases hydrochloric acid in the stomach. A small randomized study in healthy volunteers showed it can briefly lower…
Before a first botulinum toxin (Botox) treatment, ask what result is realistic for your face, who will perform the injections and their medical qualifications,…
Older adults can and do receive bone marrow transplants; fitness, organ function and the specific blood cancer matter more than a birthday. Reduced-intensity conditioning…
Diabetic retinopathy is graded in four stages: mild, moderate and severe nonproliferative retinopathy, in which small retinal blood vessels leak and close, followed by…
Bladder problems after childbirth are common and usually improve. Leaking with coughing or exercise, sudden urgency, and difficulty emptying can follow the stretching of…
Living with chronic hives means managing welts that recur for six weeks or longer, often without a single clear cause. Heat, cold, pressure, friction,…
Cradle cap is a harmless, common form of seborrheic dermatitis that causes greasy yellow or white scales on a baby's scalp in the first…
A lip lift removes a narrow strip of skin beneath the nose, and because removed skin does not grow back, the shorter distance between…
OTC hearing aids are FDA-regulated devices that adults 18 and older can buy and fit themselves for perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, a…
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