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A
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abortion: having an abortion
- Absence seizures in children
- Acetaminophen overdose
- Acid reflux, heartburn, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Acne
- Acute kidney injury
- Acute liver failure
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Addison disease: what is it?
- Adenoidectomy
- ADHD in adults: questions to ask your doctor
- ADHD in children: what treatments work?
- ADHD: questions to ask your doctor
- ADHD: what is it?
- Alcohol use disorder
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Alopecia areata
- Alzheimer's dementia: what are the treatment options?
- Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia
- Amebic dysentery
- Amebic dysentery: prevention
- Amphetamine-use disorder
- Anal tears
- Anaphylaxis
- Anemia, iron deficiency
- Ankle sprain
- Anorexia
- Anorexia nervosa: how to help if someone you know may have it
- Anorexia: questions to ask your doctor
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- Antibiotics: what you need to know
- Anxiety
- Anxiety: questions to ask your doctor
- Anxiety: what are the treatment options?
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Appendicitis
- Ascitic tap and ascitic drain procedures
- Asthma in adults: questions to ask your doctor
- Asthma in adults: what are the treament options?
- Asthma in adults: what is it?
- Asthma in children: questions to ask your doctor
- Asthma in children: types of inhalers
- Asthma in children: what are the treatment options?
- Asthma in children: what is it?
- Athlete's foot
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial fibrillation: what are the treatment options?
- Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - Support strategies
- Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - What is autism spectrum disorder?
- Autism spectrum disorder: questions to ask your doctor about your child
- Axial spondyloarthritis: what are the treatment options?
- Axial spondyloarthritis: what is it?
B
- Back pain (lower back)
- Back pain: questions to ask your doctor
- Bacterial meningitis in adults
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Bad breath
- Bag-valve-mask ventilation
- Basal cell carcinoma
- BCG vaccination
- Bedwetting
- Bell's palsy
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Benzodiazepine overdose
- Bipolar disorder: how can I avoid a relapse?
- Bipolar disorder: questions to ask your doctor
- Bipolar disorder: what is it?
- Bipolar disorder: what medications work?
- Bladder cancer
- Bowel cancer
- Bowel cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Bradycardia
- Breast cancer, locally advanced: what are the treatment options?
- Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?
- Breast cancer: breast-conserving surgery
- Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women
- Breast cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Breast cancer: routine screening (mammography)
- Breast lumps, non-cancer (benign)
- Breast pain
- Brief psychotic disorder
- Bronchiectasis: what are the treatment options?
- Bronchiectasis: what is it?
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchoscopy
- Bulimia
- Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor
- Bulimia: what are the treatment options?
- Burns
C
- Canker sores
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Caring for someone with dementia
- Carotid artery stenosis: what are the treatment options?
- Carotid artery stenosis: what is it?
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cataract surgery
- Cataracts: questions to ask your doctor
- Cataracts: should I have surgery?
- Catheterization (female): having a catheter fitted
- Catheterization (male): having a catheter fitted
- Celiac disease
- Cellulitis and erysipelas
- Cerebral palsy: what are the treatment options?
- Cerebral palsy: what is it?
- Cervical cancer
- Chest drain insertion
- Chickenpox
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Chlamydia
- Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic kidney disease: what are the treatment options?
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Cirrhosis: what are the treatment options?
- Cirrhosis: what is it?
- Cluster headaches: what are they?
- Cluster headaches: what treatments are available?
- Cocaine use disorder
- Cold sores
- Colic in babies
- Colon and rectal cancer: what are the treatment options?
- Colon cancer: should I be screened?
- Colonoscopy
- Common cold
- Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury)
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Constipation in children
- Contraception: barrier methods
- Contraception: behavioral methods
- Contraception: emergency contraception
- Contraception: hormonal patches, rings, implants, and injections
- Contraception: intrauterine devices (IUDs)
- Contraception: oral contraceptives (the pill)
- Contraception: sterilisation
- COPD
- COPD: questions to ask your doctor
- COPD: what are the treatment options?
- Coping strategies for teenagers and adults with ADHD
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): vaccines
- COVID-19 (coronavirus)
- Crohn disease: questions to ask your doctor
- Crohn disease: what are the treatment options?
- Crohn disease: what is it?
- Cushing syndrome caused by an internal problem
- Cushing syndrome caused by medication
- Cystic fibrosis: what are the treatment options?
- Cystic fibrosis: what is it?
- Cystitis
- Cytomegalovirus
D
- Dandruff
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Defibrillator: having a defibrillator fitted
- Dementia in a family member: questions to ask your doctor
- Dementia: frontotemporal dementia
- Dengue fever
- Dental abscess: what are the treatment options?
- Dental abscess: what is it?
- Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor
- Depression in adults: what are the treatment options?
- Depression in adults: what is it?
- Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor
- Depression in children and teenagers: what are the treatment options?
- Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?
- Dermatitis (seborrheic) of the body
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes that develops in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
- Diabetes type 1: what is it?
- Diabetes type 1: what treatments work?
- Diabetes type 2: questions to ask your doctor
- Diabetes type 2: should I take insulin?
- Diabetes type 2: what are the treatment options?
- Diabetes: what can I do to keep healthy?
- Diabetes: what is it?
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diarrhea in adults
- Diarrhea in children
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Diverticular disease
- DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, and pertussis)
- DVT and long-distance travel
E
- Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor
- Ear infection with fluid
- Ear pain during air travel
- Ear wax
- Ebola
- Ectopic pregnancy: what are the treatment options?
- Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
- Eczema
- Eczema: questions to ask your doctor
- Endocarditis
- Endometrial ablation (diathermy)
- Endometrial ablation (microwave method)
- Endometriosis
- Endometriosis: questions to ask your doctor
- Endometriosis: what are the treatment options?
- Endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal)
- Enlarged prostate: questions to ask your doctor
- Enlarged prostate: what is it?
- Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?
- Epilepsy: questions to ask your doctor
- Epilepsy: what are the treatment options?
- Epilepsy: what is it?
- Erection problems
- Erection problems: questions to ask your doctor
- Esophageal cancer
- Essential tremor
F
- Factitious disorders
- Fatigue: possible causes
- Febrile seizures
- Fecal incontinence
- Feeding tube insertion
- Fertility problems: questions to ask your doctor
- Fertility problems: some reasons
- Fertility problems: what are the treatment options?
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what are the treatment options?
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what is it?
- Fibroids
- Fibroids: questions to ask your doctor
- Fibromyalgia: what are the treatment options?
- Fibromyalgia: what is it?
- Flu
- Food allergy: what is it?
- Food allergy: what treatments are available?
- Fungal nail infections
G
- Gallstones
- Gallstones: questions to ask your doctor
- Gender incongruence and gender dysphoria in adults
- Gender-affirming care in adults: hormone treatment
- Gender-affirming care in adults: surgery
- Genital herpes
- Genital warts
- GERD: questions to ask your doctor
- Giant cell arteritis
- Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
- Glaucoma (open angle)
- Glomerulonephritis
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Graves disease
- Grommets
- Group B strep infection in newborns
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
H
- Hay fever
- Hay fever: avoiding pollen and mold
- Head lice
- Heart attack: questions to ask your doctor
- Heart attack: what is it?
- Heart failure
- Heart failure: how can I help myself?
- Heart failure: questions to ask your doctor
- Heat stroke
- Heavy periods
- Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B: should I have the vaccine?
- Hepatitis C: questions to ask your doctor
- Hepatitis C: what are the treatment options?
- Hepatitis C: what is it?
- Hernia
- Hernia: questions to ask your doctor
- Herpes simplex eye infection
- Hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type B)
- High blood pressure
- High blood pressure: questions to ask your doctor
- High blood pressure: what are the treatment options?
- High cholesterol
- High cholesterol: questions to ask your doctor
- Hip replacement surgery
- HIV infection in pregnancy
- HIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART)
- HIV: long-term complications
- HIV: opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- HIV: prevention treatment (PrEP)
- HIV: testing
- HIV: what is it?
- How can I tell when my asthma is getting out of control?
- How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control?
- How to avoid getting a fungal nail infection
- How to help your child avoid ear infections
- HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine
- Huntington’s disease
- Hypernatremia
- Hyponatremia (low blood sodium)
- Hysterectomy
I
- Impetigo
- Inguinal hernia: hernia surgery
- Inguinal hernia: what are the treatment options?
- Insect bites and stings
- Insomnia
- Intravenous catheter (cannula) insertion
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
- Irritable bowel syndrome: what are the treatment options?
- Ischemic bowel disease: what are the treatment options?
- Ischemic bowel disease: what is it?
J
- Jaundice in newborn babies: what are the treatment options?
- Jaundice in newborn babies: what is it?
- Jet lag
K
- Kidney cancer
- Kidney infection
- Kidney stones
- Knee injections
- Knee replacement surgery
L
- Labyrinthitis
- Large bowel obstruction
- Laryngeal mask airway
- Leg cramps: what are the treatment options?
- Leg cramps: what are they?
- Leg ulcers
- Leukemia (acute lymphocytic)
- Leukemia (chronic lymphocytic)
- Living with Crohn disease
- Living with fibromyalgia
- Lumbar puncture
- Lung cancer (non-small-cell)
- Lung cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Lyme disease
- Lymphedema: what is it?
- Lymphedema: what treatments are available?
M
- Macular degeneration
- Malaria prevention
- Mastitis in breastfeeding women
- Mastitis: breastfeeding advice
- Measles, mumps, and rubella: should my child have the MMR vaccine?
- Melanoma: questions to ask your doctor
- MenACWY vaccine
- MenB (meningococcal group B) vaccine
- Meningitis and septicemia
- Menopause: questions to ask your doctor
- Menopause: should I take HRT?
- Menopause: what is it?
- Middle ear infection
- Migraine
- Migraine in children
- Migraine in children: medications to prevent attacks
- Migraines: questions to ask your doctor
- Miscarriage
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- Morning sickness
- Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor
- Mpox
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple sclerosis
- Multiple sclerosis: questions to ask your doctor
- Myasthenia gravis
- Ménière's disease
N
- Nasopharyngeal airway (breathing tube in the nose)
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: questions to ask your doctor
- Nosebleeds (epistaxis) in adults
- Nosebleeds in children
O
- Obesity - diet and exercise
- Obesity - drugs and surgery
- Obesity and overweight in children: support and treatment
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Opioid-use disorder
- Oral thrush: how to reduce your risk
- Oral thrush: what is it?
- Oral thrush: what treatments work?
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis: questions to ask your doctor
- Osteoarthritis: what are the treatment options?
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis: questions to ask your doctor
- Osteoporosis: what are the treatment options?
- Outer ear infection
- Ovarian cancer: what are the treatment options?
- Ovarian cancer: what is it?
- Ovarian cyst
- Ovarian torsion
P
- Painful periods
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Pancreatitis, acute
- Panic attacks
- Panic attacks: questions to ask your doctor
- Panic attacks: what are the treatment options
- Parkinson disease: questions to ask your doctor
- Parkinson disease: what are the treatment options?
- Parkinson disease: what is it?
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Peptic ulcers
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Persistent depressive disorder (long-term depression)
- Personality disorders: what are the treatment options?
- Personality disorders: what are they?
- Phobias
- Pinworm
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumococcal vaccine in babies and children
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia: do I need a vaccine?
- Pneumonia: questions to ask your doctor
- Pneumothorax
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Polycystic ovary syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
- Polycystic ovary syndrome: what are the treatment options?
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor
- Postpartum depression
- Postpartum depression: questions to ask your doctor
- Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)
- Pre-diabetes
- Preeclampsia
- Preeclampsia: questions to ask your doctor
- Preeclampsia: what are the treatment options?
- Premature labor
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Pressure sores
- Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease): what are the treatment options?
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
- Prostatitis
- Psoriasis: what are the treatment options?
- Psoriasis: what is it?
- Psychogenic polydipsia
- Psychosis
- Pulmonary embolism: what are the treatment options?
- Pulmonary embolism: what is it?
Q
- Questions to ask your doctor if you've had a stroke
- Quitting smoking
R
- Raynaud phenomenon
- Reflux in infants
- Rheumatic fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis: questions to ask your doctor
- Ringworm of the body
- Ringworm on the scalp
- Rosacea: what are the treatment options?
- Rosacea: what is it?
- Rotator cuff injury
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Routine screening for prostate cancer
S
- Sarcoidosis
- Scabies
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Schizophrenia: questions to ask your doctor
- Schizophrenia: what are the treatment options?
- Schizophrenia: what is it?
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Self-help for panic disorder
- Sepsis in adults
- Sepsis in children
- Septic arthritis
- Serotonin syndrome
- Sexual dysfunction in women
- Shingles
- Shingles vaccine
- Shingles: what are the treatment options?
- Shoulder injections
- Sickle cell disease
- Sickle cell disease: what are the treatment options?
- Sinusitis
- Skin cancer (melanoma): how is it diagnosed and treated?
- Skin cancer (melanoma): what is it?
- Skin cancer (squamous cell)
- Sleep apnea in adults (obstructive)
- Slipped disk (lower back): what are the treatment options?
- Slipped disk (lower back): what is it?
- Slipped disk: questions to ask your doctor
- Small bowel obstruction
- Sore throat
- Spinal cord compression: what are the treatment options?
- Spinal cord compression: what is it?
- Spinal stenosis
- Squamous cell skin cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Stable angina: questions to ask your doctor
- Stable angina: what are the treatment options?
- Stable angina: what is it?
- Stable angina: what you can do to help yourself
- Staying safe in the sun
- Stress incontinence
- Stress incontinence: how to do pelvic floor exercises
- Stroke: preventing another stroke
- Stroke: treatment
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Sudden infant death syndrome: how can I reduce the risk?
- Syphilis screening
- Syphilis: how is it diagnosed and treated?
- Syphilis: what is it?
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
T
- Temporomandibular disorders
- Tennis elbow
- Tension-type headache
- Testicular cancer
- Testicular cancer: questions to ask your doctor
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillectomy (surgery to remove the tonsils)
- Tonsillitis
- Tourette syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what are the treatment options?
- Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what is it?
- Transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
- Treating coughs and colds in children
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Tuberculosis
U
- Ulcerative colitis: what are the treatment options?
- Ulcerative colitis: what is it?
- Underactive thyroid
- Underactive thyroid: questions to ask your doctor
- Understanding your blood pressure reading
- Unstable angina: what are the treatment options?
- Unstable angina: what is it?
- Urinary incontinence in women
- Urinary tract infections in children
- Urinary tract infections in men
V
- Varicocele
- Varicose veins
- Varicose veins: questions to ask your doctor
- Varicose veins: self-help
- Varicose veins: surgery to remove varicose veins
- Varicose veins: what are the treatment options?
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency
W
- Warts
- Weight problems in adults: questions to ask your doctor
- Weight problems in children
- What you can do to prevent another heart attack
- Whiplash
- Wrinkles
Y
- Yeast infection
- Your child: getting to sleep and staying asleep
Z
- Zika virus
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