1,883 plain-language articles across 61 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.
Hypermetropia, also called hyperopia, long-sightedness or farsightedness, is a common focusing error in which the eye is slightly too short or its cornea too…
Dysentery is diarrhea that contains blood or mucus, most often caused by an intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria (bacillary dysentery) or the parasite Entamoeba…
Trapped gas in the chest usually causes sharp, shifting, crampy pain that eases after burping, passing gas, or moving, and it often comes with…
Pain in the upper left abdomen most often comes from the stomach (gastritis, indigestion, an ulcer), trapped gas in the bend of the large…
Pain in the right side of the stomach most often comes from the gallbladder, liver, appendix, right kidney, or the bowel, and less often…
Hepatomegaly is the medical term for an enlarged liver. It is a finding, not a disease: something has made liver tissue swell, fill with…
Steatorrhea is stool that contains excess undigested fat. It typically looks pale, bulky and greasy, may float, leaves an oily film in the toilet…
A small amount of mucus in stool is normal. The lining of the bowel produces mucus around the clock to protect itself and keep…
Foamy urine is usually harmless: a strong stream, concentrated urine after a night's sleep, or toilet-bowl cleaner can whip up bubbles that vanish within…
White spots on skin most often come from a handful of common, non-dangerous causes: a yeast overgrowth called tinea versicolor, faded patches left behind…
Heat rash, also called prickly heat or miliaria, is a cluster of tiny bumps or clear blisters that appears when sweat is trapped beneath…
A sebaceous cyst is a slow-growing, noncancerous lump under the skin filled with keratin or oily material. Most of them are actually epidermoid cysts,…
Dysphoria is a state of profound unease, dissatisfaction or distress; it is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Depression is a clinical condition in which…
Pyrexia is the medical term for fever: a body temperature of about 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, driven by the brain raising its thermostat in…
Feeling dizzy after eating most often comes from a temporary drop in blood pressure as blood shifts toward the digestive system, a condition called…
Diaphoresis is sudden, heavy sweating that the surroundings do not explain: no heat, no exertion, often with cool, clammy skin. It is a sign,…
A normal respiratory rate for a resting adult is roughly 12 to 20 breaths per minute, with some medical references narrowing that to 12…
Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) most often comes from irritated airways during a chest infection, a prolonged cough or bronchiectasis, and small streaks in phlegm…
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