4,017 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.
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…
After LASEK surgery, sun protection means wearing UV-blocking, preferably wraparound, sunglasses outdoors from the first day, keeping them on through the weeks when the…
Living with an aortic aneurysm or a healed dissection usually rests on three habits: keeping blood pressure steadily within the range your cardiology team…
Recovery after gummy smile treatment depends on the procedure. Gum contouring and crown lengthening usually bring mild swelling, tenderness and temporary tooth sensitivity that…
Dental bone graft material comes in four families: autograft (your own bone, usually taken from the jaw), allograft (processed human donor bone), xenograft (processed…
Fetal surgery for spina bifida closes the spinal opening before birth, usually between about 19 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, through an incision in…
A vitamin D test measures 25-hydroxyvitamin D in blood. Most US laboratories and the NIH call a level below 12 ng/mL (30 nmol/L) deficient…
Between clinic visits, monitoring marrow failure rests on three habits: scheduled complete blood counts that track neutrophils, hemoglobin and platelets; daily attention to fever,…
A peripheral smear is ordered alongside a platelet count in thrombocytopenia because the automated count can be misleading and, on its own, says nothing…
HD liposculpture results usually take months to fully appear because swelling, bruising and early healing tissue hide the thin, sculpted fat layer that creates…
A laser hair therapy candidate is usually an adult with early to moderate hereditary (pattern) thinning, where follicles have shrunk but are still alive,…
Most people walk the day of robotic prostate surgery, drive again once the catheter is out and they are no longer taking opioid painkillers,…
After pregnancy, the uterus shrinks back over roughly six weeks, estrogen and progesterone fall sharply once the placenta is delivered, and pelvic floor tissues…
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