4,153 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.
Pain that persists or returns months after gallbladder removal is usually not caused by the surgery itself. Common explanations include a stone left behind…
Light spotting after embryo transfer is common and usually not a sign that something has gone wrong. Pink or brown streaks can come from…
Living with a scoliosis brace means wearing a rigid, custom-molded shell for a set number of hours each day while the spine is still…
Celiac disease is diagnosed in two steps: a blood test that looks for antibodies, most often tissue transglutaminase IgA (tTG-IgA), followed, for most adults,…
Most healthy adults spend about 20 to 25 percent of the night in REM sleep, which works out to roughly 90 to 120 minutes…
Pigmentation often comes back after treatment because creams, peels and lasers reduce or remove existing pigment without switching off the pigment-making cells underneath. Ultraviolet…
Yes. Antibiotics can cause thrush because they kill helpful bacteria that normally keep Candida yeast in check in the mouth, gut, vagina and skin…
Supporting a child through cancer treatment rests on three everyday habits: protecting against infection when blood counts are low, keeping food and fluids going…
Resistant starch is a form of starch that escapes digestion in the small intestine and is fermented by bacteria in the colon, producing short-chain…
A professional dental cleaning usually has three parts: a gum check, in which the hygienist measures the space between gum and tooth in millimeters;…
A Pavlik harness works by holding a baby's hips bent up and gently spread apart, so the ball at the top of each thigh…
Mouthwash can help or disturb the oral microbiome depending on its active ingredient. Fluoride rinses strengthen enamel without killing bacteria and have the strongest…
For muscle-invasive bladder cancer, specialists compare radical cystectomy (removing the bladder, usually after chemotherapy) with bladder preservation, most often trimodality therapy combining tumor resection,…
Most mainstream guidance lands in the same place: if you eat red meat such as beef, pork or lamb, keep it to an average…
AML induction chemotherapy is an intensive first treatment given in hospital, usually as a continuous course lasting about a week, followed by several weeks…
There is no single size at which an ovarian cyst becomes dangerous. Most cysts are small, fluid-filled and disappear on their own within a…
Eye lasers fall into three broad groups. Retinal lasers seal leaking or abnormal blood vessels and barricade retinal tears. Glaucoma lasers improve fluid drainage…
Yes, walking is generally good for sciatica. Gentle, regular movement keeps the spine and hips mobile, eases muscle guarding, and is recommended by national…
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