4,156 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.
Parents are usually welcome at a baby's bedside throughout neonatal sepsis treatment in the NICU, and most units encourage touch, skin-to-skin holding and breast…
Ears pop when the eustachian tube, a narrow passage connecting the middle ear to the back of the nose, briefly opens and equalizes air…
Yes, in many cases. When decay is caught while it is still confined to the enamel and has not broken through the surface, dentists…
Spinal cord stimulation is usually considered for adults with chronic neuropathic pain, most often persistent leg or back pain after spine surgery, complex regional…
Zepbound (tirzepatide) most often causes digestive side effects: nausea, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, indigestion and reduced appetite, which in trials were usually mild to moderate…
Endoscopic brain surgery reaches a target through a small opening, often the nostril or a coin-sized burr hole, using a thin camera, while open…
RSV in babies usually starts like a cold, then can move into the small airways and cause bronchiolitis, with fast breathing, wheezing and trouble…
After an intratympanic steroid injection, most people notice temporary ear fullness, muffled hearing and brief dizziness that settle within hours to a few days,…
Most people wear a sling for about two to six weeks after shoulder replacement, regain everyday reach by three months, and see strength keep…
After cavity treatment care is mostly patience and protection. Avoid chewing on the numb side until feeling returns, usually within a few hours, keep…
Once treatment is adjusted, SLE flare symptoms such as joint pain, rash and fever often begin to ease within days when a glucocorticoid is…
Before orthodontic treatment, ask what your diagnosis actually is, which options fit your bite and why, how long treatment is expected to take and…
Before hip replacement, ask your surgeon which surgical approach they use and why, what implant type and bearing surface they plan (cemented or uncemented,…
Tart cherry juice is one of the few dietary sleep aids tested in placebo-controlled trials. Small studies suggest Montmorency tart cherry juice or concentrate,…
Tick bites are best handled by removing the tick as soon as you find it: grasp it close to the skin with fine-tipped tweezers,…
Hair transplant repair is usually staged because each step changes the conditions for the next. Misplaced grafts are typically removed first, the scalp is…
People usually asked to wait before mesotherapy include anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding, taking blood thinners or living with a bleeding disorder, carrying…
The two newly recognized early signs are hearing loss and epilepsy, identified in a 2022 analysis of UK primary care records as appearing more…
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