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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
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