4,171 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.
For international patients, our guide range for a total knee replacement is EUR 7,800-16,250, covering surgeon, implant, hospital stay and early rehabilitation. The same…
Babies usually go home after neonatal sepsis once the treating team is satisfied that the infection is controlled, the antibiotic course is complete or…
Supplements to reduce cortisol have modest, mixed evidence. Ashwagandha has the most support: several small, short randomized trials found lower perceived stress and serum…
GERD testing before treatment usually starts with a history and physical exam; many people begin acid-suppressing therapy without any test. Doctors typically order an…
At a cosmetic surgery consultation, ask about the surgeon's board certification and how often they perform your exact procedure, where the operation will take…
An NMN supplement is a form of vitamin B3 that the body converts into NAD+, a molecule cells use to make energy and repair…
Recovery after stent for hydronephrosis usually means several days of bladder urgency, a flank ache while passing urine and pink-tinged urine while the kidney…
Ovulation pain, also called mittelschmerz, is a one-sided lower abdominal ache or twinge that occurs around the middle of the menstrual cycle when a…
See a doctor after a tick bite if you cannot remove the tick fully, if it was likely attached for 36 hours or more,…
To prepare for an obesity clinic appointment, bring a written weight history (your weight at key life stages, past attempts, what helped and what…
Preparing a child for plastic surgery usually means a consultation with the surgical team, a separate anesthesia assessment, and only the tests the child's…
Fat grafting results are generally considered long-lasting once the transferred fat has survived, but not all of it does. Published reviews report that roughly…
Teeth discolor for three broad reasons: pigments from food, drink or tobacco settle on the outer enamel; enamel thins with age so the yellower…
Over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors such as Stelo and Lingo show adults without diabetes how blood sugar rises and falls through the day. For most…
Urologists choose between dilation, urethrotomy and urethroplasty mainly by the stricture's length, location, cause and history. Short, first-time strictures in the bulbar urethra are…
Colon spasms by themselves are not a typical sign of colon cancer. Cramping that comes in waves and eases after passing gas or stool…
A thigh lift revision is a second operation to correct problems left after an earlier thigh lift, most often a scar that has drifted…
Benzoyl peroxide is an over-the-counter acne treatment that releases oxygen into the pore, killing acne bacteria without breeding resistance and loosening the plugs that…
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