First Signs of Arthritis in the Fingers, and How Arthritis Is Tested
The first signs of arthritis in the fingers are usually subtle: stiffness on waking or after gripping something, aching or tenderness in a knuckle,…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,162 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.
Leaky Gut: What Intestinal Permeability Really Is and What Is Marketing
Leaky gut describes increased intestinal permeability, a measurable loosening of the gut lining that lets more molecules pass into the bloodstream. Researchers see it…
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Is All On 4 Possible With Bone Loss? How Angled Implants Use the Bone You Still Have
Often, yes. All-on-4 with bone loss is frequently possible because the technique places four implants where bone usually remains, at the front of the…
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Quinoa: The Complete-Protein Grain, Fact-Checked
Quinoa is one of the few plant foods that supplies all nine essential amino acids, including lysine, which most cereal grains lack. One cooked…
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Recurrent UTIs After Menopause: Why They Increase and How Treatment Is Adjusted
Recurrent UTIs become more common after menopause largely because falling estrogen thins the tissue of the vagina and urethra, reduces protective lactobacilli, and raises…
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Preparing for Prominent Ear Surgery: Blood Tests, Anesthesia Review and the Week Before
Preparing for otoplasty usually means a consultation, a health questionnaire, a review of every medicine and supplement you take, and an anesthesia assessment. Healthy…
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Which Zirconium Crown Suits Front or Back Teeth? Layered vs Monolithic Zirconia Compared
For most back teeth, a monolithic zirconia crown, milled from a single block with no porcelain layer, is usually preferred because there is no…
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Acne Scars: Ice Pick, Boxcar, Rolling: Which Treatments Work for Which Type
Acne scars are treated according to their shape. Narrow, deep ice pick scars respond best to TCA CROSS or punch excision; wide, sharp-edged boxcar…
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Vascular Lesion Laser Recovery: Cool Compresses, Bruising and the Crusts You Must Not Pick
After vascular laser treatment, expect redness, swelling and sometimes a deep purple bruise-like mark called purpura that typically fades over one to two weeks.…
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Hair Loss Concealers and Fibres: What They Do Well, and What They Cannot
Hair loss concealers, keratin fibers, tinted powders, sprays, and cream sticks, genuinely improve the appearance of thinning hair by reducing the color contrast between…
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Soft Tissue Injury Healing Stages: Why Sprains, Strains and Bruises Heal at Different Rates
Soft tissue injury healing time depends on what was damaged and how well it is supplied with blood. Bruises usually fade within about two…
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Patient Portals: How to Read Your Own Lab Results Without Panicking
A patient portal is the secure website or app your health system uses to show you appointments, messages, and test results, and since 2021…
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Are UTIs Contagious? Sex with a UTI, Transmission Myths and How to Protect Your Partner
Urinary tract infections are not contagious in the way colds or sexually transmitted infections are. You cannot catch a UTI from a partner, a…
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Free T3: The Active Hormone Test and When It Adds Information
Free T3 measures the unbound, biologically active form of triiodothyronine, the thyroid hormone that drives metabolism inside cells. It is most useful for confirming…
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Treatment: How Supportive Care and Rehabilitation Are Planned
Acute flaccid myelitis treatment centers on supportive care, because no medicine has been proven to reverse the spinal cord injury. Hospital teams protect breathing…
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How Transcatheter Mitral Clip Repair Reduces Regurgitation by Joining the Valve Leaflets
Transcatheter mitral clip repair, also called transcatheter edge-to-edge repair or TEER, treats a leaking mitral valve without open-heart surgery. A cardiologist threads a catheter…
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What Do Blood Gases, Ketones and Electrolytes Tell the Team During DKA Treatment?
During DKA treatment, blood gases show how acidic the blood is and whether that acid is clearing; blood ketones show whether insulin has switched…
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Limb-Sparing Surgery for Sarcoma: How the Tumor Is Removed and Function Is Preserved
Limb-sparing surgery for sarcoma removes a bone or soft-tissue tumor together with a rim of healthy tissue around it, then rebuilds what was taken…
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