4,145 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.
The carnivore diet is an all-animal-food eating pattern that removes plants entirely. The evidence behind it is weak: no randomized trials, mostly self-reported surveys…
Gum graft results develop in stages: the graft attaches over the first one to two weeks, swelling and a pale or reddish look settle…
Vitamin D3 and K2 are sold together on the theory that D3 raises calcium absorption while K2 activates proteins that help deposit calcium in…
A chemo port is placed in a short procedure, usually under local anesthetic with light sedation rather than general anesthesia. Using ultrasound, the clinician…
See a doctor promptly for any first episode of vertigo, and seek same-day or emergency care if spinning arrives with a severe new headache,…
Spina bifida surgery closes the opening in a baby's back to protect the exposed spinal cord from infection and further injury. It cannot restore…
Orbital decompression is surgery that removes bone or fat from the eye socket so a swollen eye can settle back and the optic nerve…
Epilepsy can sometimes go away, but doctors rarely use the word cured. Some childhood epilepsies resolve with age, and specialists consider epilepsy resolved after…
A low temperature in the first day or two after gallbladder surgery is common and usually settles. A fever of 101°F (38.3°C) or higher,…
Living with asbestosis means managing permanent lung scarring rather than reversing it. The evidence supports four things most: joining a supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program,…
Mouth ulcers, often called canker sores, are shallow breaks in the lining of the mouth that usually heal on their own within one to…
A cornea and external disease specialist is an ophthalmologist with extra fellowship training in the clear front window of the eye and the surface…
Cradle cap and adult seborrheic dermatitis are the same inflammatory skin condition seen at two different ages. In babies it shows as greasy, yellowish…
Atherosclerosis is treated in proportion to a person's estimated risk of a future heart attack or stroke. Clinicians first combine blood pressure, cholesterol, blood…
Nipple reconstruction recovery is usually gentler than earlier breast surgery. Most people wear a protective dressing or shield for the first weeks, choose soft…
Most bronchoscopies are not done under general anesthesia. A flexible bronchoscopy is usually performed with local anesthetic sprayed into the nose and throat plus…
To lower cortisol, work the levers with the strongest evidence: sleep seven or more hours on a regular schedule, exercise most days (including strength…
A CT scan shows detailed cross-sectional images of bones, organs, blood vessels and soft tissue by combining many X-ray views into slices. Doctors most…
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