4,180 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.
Sensory integration therapy rarely shows change in the first few sessions. In the best-studied trial, children received about 30 one-hour sessions over 10 weeks…
Dentists generally recommend a filling when a cavity is small and the tooth still has strong walls to support it. A crown becomes the…
Most heart rhythm disorders are first assessed by a primary care clinician, who refers to a cardiologist when an ECG shows an abnormal rhythm,…
A renal ultrasound is done by a sonographer who spreads warm water-based gel on your back and sides, then glides a handheld probe over…
Perimenopause most often begins in a woman's mid-40s, and the average age of the final period in the United States is about 51. It…
No single scar treatment suits every scar. Lasers reshape scar texture, color and surface by delivering controlled heat or light; corticosteroid injections soften and…
Hairline lowering (forehead reduction) surgery typically falls between EUR 3,250 and 8,450 as an international guide range, compared with roughly GBP 5,000–10,000 in the…
Cloudy vision that returns months after cataract surgery is most often posterior capsule opacification, a haze that forms on the thin membrane holding the…
Cervical mucus changes with estrogen: scant and sticky after a period, then wetter, and finally clear, stretchy and slippery in the days before ovulation,…
Both tests detect the pregnancy hormone hCG. A blood test can pick it up slightly earlier, as soon as about 10 days after conception,…
vNOTES surgery candidates are usually people who need a hysterectomy, fallopian tube removal, or ovarian cyst surgery for a benign (non-cancerous) condition, whose uterus…
To do a pull-up, hang from a bar with palms facing away and hands slightly wider than your shoulders, pull your shoulder blades down…
A stereotactic brain biopsy uses a detailed MRI or CT scan, a three-dimensional coordinate system and a thin needle to remove a tiny sample…
Earwax removal is rarely necessary because the ear canal cleans itself, but when wax blocks hearing or causes discomfort, the safest home approach is…
Some women with diffuse thinning can have a hair transplant, but many cannot, and the deciding factor is the donor area at the back…
Mild cramping after IUI is common and usually expected. The thin catheter passing through the cervix, the fluid placed in the uterus, and the…
Dimpleplasty is a short outpatient procedure, usually done under local anesthesia, in which a surgeon marks the desired spot on the cheek, makes a…
Most people with dengue recover at home with rest, oral fluids and daily check-ins, because there is no specific antiviral and care is supportive.…
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