D-Mannose for UTIs: What the Trials Found
D-mannose is a simple sugar sold as a supplement to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections. The largest and best-designed trial, a 2024 placebo-controlled study…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,187 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.
Pediatric Cancer Treatment Pathways: How Chemotherapy, Surgery and Radiotherapy Are Combined
Childhood cancer treatment options are usually combined rather than chosen one at a time. Most children receive chemotherapy as the backbone, with surgery to…
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Cycling, Running and Tight Clothing After Labiaplasty: A Realistic Return-to-Activity Guide
Exercise after labiaplasty is usually rebuilt in stages: short walks within days, light low-impact activity often from about two weeks, and strenuous exercise, running…
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What Sarcoma Follow-Up Involves: Scheduled Imaging, Wound Review and Function Checks
Sarcoma follow-up combines scheduled imaging, wound checks and function assessments. Guideline consensus suggests chest imaging by CT or X-ray, plus MRI or ultrasound of…
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When Does Memory Loss Warrant an Alzheimer’s Disease Evaluation? What a Neurologist Rules Out
Memory loss usually warrants an Alzheimer's evaluation when it is new, progressive, noticed by others, or interferes with daily tasks such as managing money,…
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Beard Transplant vs Beard Micropigmentation: Real Growth vs Shading and Who Each Approach Suits
A beard transplant moves living hair follicles, usually from the back of the scalp, into the beard so real hair grows and can be…
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Collagen Peptides: Skin, Joints and Hair: What Trials Show, and Collagen vs Biotin
Collagen peptides are short chains of amino acids made by breaking down animal collagen so the body absorbs them easily. Randomized trials suggest modest…
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Why You Need an Escort After Endoscopy or Colonoscopy and How Companions Can Help
You need an escort after colonoscopy or endoscopy sedation because the medicines used slow reaction time, blur judgment and cloud memory for hours after…
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The Fatty Liver Diet: What to Eat to Reverse Early Liver Fat, According to Studies
A fatty liver diet is a Mediterranean-style eating pattern built around vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish, nuts and olive oil, with sugary drinks, refined…
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Flying Home After Radioiodine Treatment: Airport Detectors, Timing and What to Carry
Flying after radioactive iodine treatment is usually possible once your treating team confirms your radiation level has fallen enough for close contact with other…
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How Much Does Physical Therapy Cost? Session Pricing Explained
A single private physical therapy session typically costs EUR 30–130 in our guide range for international patients, compared with roughly GBP 45–120 at private…
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How Limb Lengthening Surgery Grows New Bone: The Cut, the Device and the Daily Adjustments
Limb lengthening surgery works by cutting a long bone, such as the femur or tibia, and fixing the two ends to a device, either…
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Acne Care During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: How Dermatologists Adjust the Plan Safely
Acne treatment during pregnancy is usually adjusted rather than abandoned. Dermatologists typically pause oral isotretinoin, topical retinoids, tetracycline antibiotics and hormonal or antiandrogen medicines,…
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Sinus Lift: Why Upper-Jaw Implants Sometimes Need It, and How It Heals
A sinus lift is a surgical procedure that adds bone between the upper jaw and the maxillary sinus so a dental implant has enough…
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Catheter Hygiene, Fluids and Follow-Up: Daily Life After Bladder Drainage for Retention
Living with a urinary catheter after urinary retention means keeping the tube and bag clean with daily soap-and-water washing, drinking enough fluid that urine…
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How Bunions Are Treated, and When Surgery Is Worth It
Bunions cannot be reversed without surgery, but most people can keep them comfortable for years. Wide, low-heeled shoes with a roomy toe box, protective…
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Long COVID Symptoms: The Patterns Doctors Now Recognize and the Tests That Help
Long COVID symptoms are health problems that persist or newly appear at least three months after a COVID-19 infection and last two months or…
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Inside a Sleeve Gastrectomy: Stapling the Stomach, Checking for Leaks and Closing Up
A sleeve gastrectomy removes roughly 80% of the stomach through several small keyhole incisions. Under general anesthesia, the surgeon frees the stomach's outer curve,…
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