Patient information

A

1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Abortion: having an abortion
3. Absence seizures in children
4. Acetaminophen overdose
5. Acid reflux, heartburn, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
6. Acne
7. Acute kidney injury
8. Acute liver failure
9. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
10. Addison disease: what is it?
11. Adenoidectomy
12. ADHD in adults: questions to ask your doctor
13. ADHD in children: what treatments work?
14. ADHD: questions to ask your doctor
15. ADHD: what is it?
16. Alcohol use disorder
17. Alcohol withdrawal
18. Alcoholic liver disease
19. Alopecia areata
20. Alzheimer's dementia: what are the treatment options?
21. Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia
22. Amebic dysentery
23. Amebic dysentery: prevention
24. Amphetamine-use disorder
25. Anal tears
26. Anaphylaxis
27. Anemia, iron deficiency
28. Ankle sprain
29. Anorexia
30. Anorexia nervosa: how to help if someone you know may have it
31. Anorexia: questions to ask your doctor
32. Anterior cruciate ligament injury
33. Antibiotics: what you need to know
34. Anxiety
35. Anxiety: questions to ask your doctor
36. Anxiety: what are the treatment options?
37. Aortic dissection
38. Aortic stenosis
39. Appendicitis
40. Ascitic tap and ascitic drain procedures
41. Asthma in adults: questions to ask your doctor
42. Asthma in adults: what are the treament options?
43. Asthma in adults: what is it?
44. Asthma in children: questions to ask your doctor
45. Asthma in children: types of inhalers
46. Asthma in children: what are the treatment options?
47. Asthma in children: what is it?
48. Athlete's foot
49. Atrial fibrillation
50. Atrial fibrillation: what are the treatment options?
51. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - Support strategies
52. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - What is autism spectrum disorder?
53. Autism spectrum disorder: questions to ask your doctor about your child
54. Axial spondyloarthritis: what are the treatment options?
55. Axial spondyloarthritis: what is it?

B

1. Back pain (lower back)
2. Back pain: questions to ask your doctor
3. Bacterial meningitis in adults
4. Bacterial vaginosis
5. Bad breath
6. Bag-valve-mask ventilation
7. Basal cell carcinoma
8. BCG vaccination
9. Bedwetting
10. Bell's palsy
11. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
12. Benzodiazepine overdose
13. Bipolar disorder: how can I avoid a relapse?
14. Bipolar disorder: questions to ask your doctor
15. Bipolar disorder: what is it?
16. Bipolar disorder: what medications work?
17. Bladder cancer
18. Bowel cancer
19. Bowel cancer: questions to ask your doctor
20. Bradycardia
21. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what are the treatment options?
22. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?
23. Breast cancer: breast-conserving surgery
24. Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women
25. Breast cancer: questions to ask your doctor
26. Breast cancer: routine screening (mammography)
27. Breast lumps, non-cancer (benign)
28. Breast pain
29. Brief psychotic disorder
30. Bronchiectasis: what are the treatment options?
31. Bronchiectasis: what is it?
32. Bronchiolitis
33. Bronchitis
34. Bronchoscopy
35. Bulimia
36. Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor
37. Bulimia: what are the treatment options?
38. Burns

C

1. Canker sores
2. Carbon monoxide poisoning
3. Caring for someone with dementia
4. Carotid artery stenosis: what are the treatment options?
5. Carotid artery stenosis: what is it?
6. Carpal tunnel syndrome
7. Cataract surgery
8. Cataracts: questions to ask your doctor
9. Cataracts: should I have surgery?
10. Catheterization (female): having a catheter fitted
11. Catheterization (male): having a catheter fitted
12. Celiac disease
13. Cellulitis and erysipelas
14. Cerebral palsy: what are the treatment options?
15. Cerebral palsy: what is it?
16. Cervical cancer
17. Chest drain insertion
18. Chickenpox
19. Chickenpox vaccine
20. Chlamydia
21. Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
22. Chronic kidney disease
23. Chronic kidney disease: what are the treatment options?
24. Chronic pancreatitis
25. Cirrhosis: what are the treatment options?
26. Cirrhosis: what is it?
27. Cluster headaches: what are they?
28. Cluster headaches: what treatments are available?
29. Cocaine use disorder
30. Cold sores
31. Colic in babies
32. Colon and rectal cancer: what are the treatment options?
33. Colon cancer: should I be screened?
34. Colonoscopy
35. Common cold
36. Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury)
37. Conjunctivitis
38. Constipation
39. Constipation in children
40. Contraception: barrier methods
41. Contraception: behavioral methods
42. Contraception: emergency contraception
43. Contraception: hormonal patches, rings, implants, and injections
44. Contraception: intrauterine devices (IUDs)
45. Contraception: oral contraceptives (the pill)
46. Contraception: sterilisation
47. COPD
48. COPD: questions to ask your doctor
49. COPD: what are the treatment options?
50. Coping strategies for teenagers and adults with ADHD
51. Coronary angioplasty
52. Coronary artery bypass surgery
53. Coronavirus (COVID-19): vaccines
54. COVID-19 (coronavirus)
55. Crohn disease: questions to ask your doctor
56. Crohn disease: what are the treatment options?
57. Crohn disease: what is it?
58. Cushing syndrome caused by an internal problem
59. Cushing syndrome caused by medication
60. Cystic fibrosis: what are the treatment options?
61. Cystic fibrosis: what is it?
62. Cystitis
63. Cytomegalovirus

D

1. Dandruff
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Defibrillator: having a defibrillator fitted
4. Dementia in a family member: questions to ask your doctor
5. Dementia: frontotemporal dementia
6. Dengue fever
7. Dental abscess: what are the treatment options?
8. Dental abscess: what is it?
9. Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor
10. Depression in adults: what are the treatment options?
11. Depression in adults: what is it?
12. Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor
13. Depression in children and teenagers: what are the treatment options?
14. Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?
15. Dermatitis (seborrheic) of the body
16. Diabetes insipidus
17. Diabetes that develops in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
18. Diabetes type 1: what is it?
19. Diabetes type 1: what treatments work?
20. Diabetes type 2: questions to ask your doctor
21. Diabetes type 2: should I take insulin?
22. Diabetes type 2: what are the treatment options?
23. Diabetes: what can I do to keep healthy?
24. Diabetes: what is it?
25. Diabetic ketoacidosis
26. Diarrhea in adults
27. Diarrhea in children
28. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
29. Diverticular disease
30. DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, and pertussis)
31. DVT and long-distance travel

E

1. Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor
2. Ear infection with fluid
3. Ear pain during air travel
4. Ear wax
5. Ebola
6. Ectopic pregnancy: what are the treatment options?
7. Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
8. Eczema
9. Eczema: questions to ask your doctor
10. Endocarditis
11. Endometrial ablation (diathermy)
12. Endometrial ablation (microwave method)
13. Endometriosis
14. Endometriosis: questions to ask your doctor
15. Endometriosis: what are the treatment options?
16. Endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal)
17. Enlarged prostate: questions to ask your doctor
18. Enlarged prostate: what is it?
19. Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?
20. Epilepsy: questions to ask your doctor
21. Epilepsy: what are the treatment options?
22. Epilepsy: what is it?
23. Erection problems
24. Erection problems: questions to ask your doctor
25. Esophageal cancer
26. Essential tremor

F

1. Factitious disorders
2. Fatigue: possible causes
3. Febrile seizures
4. Fecal incontinence
5. Feeding tube insertion
6. Fertility problems: questions to ask your doctor
7. Fertility problems: some reasons
8. Fertility problems: what are the treatment options?
9. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what are the treatment options?
10. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what is it?
11. Fibroids
12. Fibroids: questions to ask your doctor
13. Fibromyalgia: what are the treatment options?
14. Fibromyalgia: what is it?
15. Flu
16. Food allergy: what is it?
17. Food allergy: what treatments are available?
18. Fungal nail infections

G

1. Gallstones
2. Gallstones: questions to ask your doctor
3. Gender incongruence and gender dysphoria in adults
4. Gender-affirming care in adults: hormone treatment
5. Gender-affirming care in adults: surgery
6. Genital herpes
7. Genital warts
8. GERD: questions to ask your doctor
9. Giant cell arteritis
10. Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
11. Glaucoma (open angle)
12. Glomerulonephritis
13. Gonorrhea
14. Gout
15. Graves disease
16. Grommets
17. Group B strep infection in newborns
18. Guillain-Barre syndrome

H

1. Hay fever
2. Hay fever: avoiding pollen and mold
3. Head lice
4. Heart attack: questions to ask your doctor
5. Heart attack: what is it?
6. Heart failure
7. Heart failure: how can I help myself?
8. Heart failure: questions to ask your doctor
9. Heat stroke
10. Heavy periods
11. Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
12. Hemorrhoids
13. Hepatitis B: should I have the vaccine?
14. Hepatitis C: questions to ask your doctor
15. Hepatitis C: what are the treatment options?
16. Hepatitis C: what is it?
17. Hernia
18. Hernia: questions to ask your doctor
19. Herpes simplex eye infection
20. Hib vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type B)
21. High blood pressure
22. High blood pressure: questions to ask your doctor
23. High blood pressure: what are the treatment options?
24. High cholesterol
25. High cholesterol: questions to ask your doctor
26. Hip replacement surgery
27. HIV infection in pregnancy
28. HIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART)
29. HIV: long-term complications
30. HIV: opportunistic infections in people with HIV
31. HIV: prevention treatment (PrEP)
32. HIV: testing
33. HIV: what is it?
34. How can I tell when my asthma is getting out of control?
35. How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control?
36. How to avoid getting a fungal nail infection
37. How to help your child avoid ear infections
38. HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine
39. Huntington’s disease
40. Hypernatremia
41. Hyponatremia (low blood sodium)
42. Hysterectomy

I

1. Impetigo
2. Inguinal hernia: hernia surgery
3. Inguinal hernia: what are the treatment options?
4. Insect bites and stings
5. Insomnia
6. Intravenous catheter (cannula) insertion
7. Irritable bowel syndrome
8. Irritable bowel syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
9. Irritable bowel syndrome: what are the treatment options?
10. Ischemic bowel disease: what are the treatment options?
11. Ischemic bowel disease: what is it?

J

1. Jaundice in newborn babies: what are the treatment options?
2. Jaundice in newborn babies: what is it?
3. Jet lag

K

1. Kidney cancer
2. Kidney infection
3. Kidney stones
4. Knee injections
5. Knee replacement surgery

L

1. Labyrinthitis
2. Large bowel obstruction
3. Laryngeal mask airway
4. Leg cramps: what are the treatment options?
5. Leg cramps: what are they?
6. Leg ulcers
7. Leukemia (acute lymphocytic)
8. Leukemia (chronic lymphocytic)
9. Living with Crohn disease
10. Living with fibromyalgia
11. Lumbar puncture
12. Lung cancer (non-small-cell)
13. Lung cancer: questions to ask your doctor
14. Lyme disease
15. Lymphedema: what is it?
16. Lymphedema: what treatments are available?

M

1. Macular degeneration
2. Malaria prevention
3. Mastitis in breastfeeding women
4. Mastitis: breastfeeding advice
5. Measles, mumps, and rubella: should my child have the MMR vaccine?
6. Melanoma: questions to ask your doctor
7. MenACWY vaccine
8. MenB (meningococcal group B) vaccine
9. Meningitis and septicemia
10. Menopause: questions to ask your doctor
11. Menopause: should I take HRT?
12. Menopause: what is it?
13. Middle ear infection
14. Migraine
15. Migraine in children
16. Migraine in children: medications to prevent attacks
17. Migraines: questions to ask your doctor
18. Miscarriage
19. Mitral valve prolapse
20. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
21. Morning sickness
22. Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor
23. Mpox
24. Multiple myeloma
25. Multiple sclerosis
26. Multiple sclerosis: questions to ask your doctor
27. Myasthenia gravis
28. Ménière's disease

N

1. Nasopharyngeal airway (breathing tube in the nose)
2. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
3. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
4. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: questions to ask your doctor
5. Nosebleeds (epistaxis) in adults
6. Nosebleeds in children

O

1. Obesity - diet and exercise
2. Obesity - drugs and surgery
3. Obesity and overweight in children: support and treatment
4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
5. Opioid-use disorder
6. Oral thrush: how to reduce your risk
7. Oral thrush: what is it?
8. Oral thrush: what treatments work?
9. Osteoarthritis
10. Osteoarthritis: questions to ask your doctor
11. Osteoarthritis: what are the treatment options?
12. Osteomyelitis
13. Osteoporosis
14. Osteoporosis: questions to ask your doctor
15. Osteoporosis: what are the treatment options?
16. Outer ear infection
17. Ovarian cancer: what are the treatment options?
18. Ovarian cancer: what is it?
19. Ovarian cyst
20. Ovarian torsion

P

1. Painful periods
2. Pancreatic cancer
3. Pancreatic cancer: questions to ask your doctor
4. Pancreatitis, acute
5. Panic attacks
6. Panic attacks: questions to ask your doctor
7. Panic attacks: what are the treatment options
8. Parkinson disease: questions to ask your doctor
9. Parkinson disease: what are the treatment options?
10. Parkinson disease: what is it?
11. Pelvic inflammatory disease
12. Peptic ulcers
13. Pericarditis
14. Peripheral arterial disease
15. Persistent depressive disorder (long-term depression)
16. Personality disorders: what are the treatment options?
17. Personality disorders: what are they?
18. Phobias
19. Pinworm
20. Pleural effusion
21. Pneumococcal vaccine in babies and children
22. Pneumonia
23. Pneumonia: do I need a vaccine?
24. Pneumonia: questions to ask your doctor
25. Pneumothorax
26. Polycystic ovary syndrome
27. Polycystic ovary syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
28. Polycystic ovary syndrome: what are the treatment options?
29. Polymyalgia rheumatica
30. Post-traumatic stress disorder
31. Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor
32. Postpartum depression
33. Postpartum depression: questions to ask your doctor
34. Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)
35. Pre-diabetes
36. Preeclampsia
37. Preeclampsia: questions to ask your doctor
38. Preeclampsia: what are the treatment options?
39. Premature labor
40. Premenstrual syndrome
41. Pressure sores
42. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease): what are the treatment options?
43. Prostate cancer
44. Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor
45. Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
46. Prostatitis
47. Psoriasis: what are the treatment options?
48. Psoriasis: what is it?
49. Psychogenic polydipsia
50. Psychosis
51. Pulmonary embolism: what are the treatment options?
52. Pulmonary embolism: what is it?

Q

1. Questions to ask your doctor if you've had a stroke
2. Quitting smoking

R

1. Raynaud phenomenon
2. Reflux in infants
3. Rheumatic fever
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Rheumatoid arthritis: questions to ask your doctor
6. Ringworm of the body
7. Ringworm on the scalp
8. Rosacea: what are the treatment options?
9. Rosacea: what is it?
10. Rotator cuff injury
11. Rotavirus vaccine
12. Routine screening for prostate cancer

S

1. Sarcoidosis
2. Scabies
3. Schizoaffective disorder
4. Schizophrenia: questions to ask your doctor
5. Schizophrenia: what are the treatment options?
6. Schizophrenia: what is it?
7. Seasonal affective disorder
8. Self-help for panic disorder
9. Sepsis in adults
10. Sepsis in children
11. Septic arthritis
12. Serotonin syndrome
13. Sexual dysfunction in women
14. Shingles
15. Shingles vaccine
16. Shingles: what are the treatment options?
17. Shoulder injections
18. Sickle cell disease
19. Sickle cell disease: what are the treatment options?
20. Sinusitis
21. Skin cancer (melanoma): how is it diagnosed and treated?
22. Skin cancer (melanoma): what is it?
23. Skin cancer (squamous cell)
24. Sleep apnea in adults (obstructive)
25. Slipped disk (lower back): what are the treatment options?
26. Slipped disk (lower back): what is it?
27. Slipped disk: questions to ask your doctor
28. Small bowel obstruction
29. Sore throat
30. Spinal cord compression: what are the treatment options?
31. Spinal cord compression: what is it?
32. Spinal stenosis
33. Squamous cell skin cancer: questions to ask your doctor
34. Stable angina: questions to ask your doctor
35. Stable angina: what are the treatment options?
36. Stable angina: what is it?
37. Stable angina: what you can do to help yourself
38. Staying safe in the sun
39. Stress incontinence
40. Stress incontinence: how to do pelvic floor exercises
41. Stroke: preventing another stroke
42. Stroke: treatment
43. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
44. Sudden infant death syndrome: how can I reduce the risk?
45. Syphilis screening
46. Syphilis: how is it diagnosed and treated?
47. Syphilis: what is it?
48. Systemic lupus erythematosus

T

1. Temporomandibular disorders
2. Tennis elbow
3. Tension-type headache
4. Testicular cancer
5. Testicular cancer: questions to ask your doctor
6. Tinnitus
7. Tonsillectomy (surgery to remove the tonsils)
8. Tonsillitis
9. Tourette syndrome
10. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what are the treatment options?
11. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what is it?
12. Transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
13. Treating coughs and colds in children
14. Trigeminal neuralgia
15. Tuberculosis

U

1. Ulcerative colitis: what are the treatment options?
2. Ulcerative colitis: what is it?
3. Underactive thyroid
4. Underactive thyroid: questions to ask your doctor
5. Understanding your blood pressure reading
6. Unstable angina: what are the treatment options?
7. Unstable angina: what is it?
8. Urinary incontinence in women
9. Urinary tract infections in children
10. Urinary tract infections in men

V

1. Varicocele
2. Varicose veins
3. Varicose veins: questions to ask your doctor
4. Varicose veins: self-help
5. Varicose veins: surgery to remove varicose veins
6. Varicose veins: what are the treatment options?
7. Vitamin B12 deficiency
8. Vitamin D deficiency

W

1. Warts
2. Weight problems in adults: questions to ask your doctor
3. Weight problems in children
4. What you can do to prevent another heart attack
5. Whiplash
6. Wrinkles

Y

1. Yeast infection
2. Your child: getting to sleep and staying asleep

Z

1. Zika virus