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A

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

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 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: questions to ask your doctor
  19. Bradycardia
  20. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?
  21. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what treatments work?
  22. Breast cancer: breast-conserving surgery
  23. Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women
  24. Breast cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  25. Breast cancer: routine screening (mammography)
  26. Breast lumps, non-cancer (benign)
  27. Breast pain
  28. Brief psychotic disorder
  29. Bronchiectasis
  30. Bronchiectasis: what treatments work?
  31. Bronchiolitis
  32. Bronchitis
  33. Bronchoscopy
  34. Bulimia
  35. Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor
  36. Bulimia: what treatments work?
  37. Burns

C

  1. Canker sores
  2. Carbon monoxide poisoning
  3. Caring for someone with dementia
  4. Carotid artery stenosis: what is it?
  5. Carotid artery stenosis: what treatments work?
  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 is it?
  15. Cerebral palsy: what treatments work?
  16. Cervical cancer
  17. Chest drain insertion
  18. Chickenpox
  19. Chickenpox vaccine
  20. Chlamydia
  21. Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
  22. Chronic kidney disease: what is it?
  23. Chronic kidney disease: what treatments work?
  24. Chronic pancreatitis
  25. Cirrhosis: what is it?
  26. Cirrhosis: what treatments work?
  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: should I be screened?
  33. Colon and rectal cancer: what is it?
  34. Colon and rectal cancer: what treatments work?
  35. Colonoscopy
  36. Common cold
  37. Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury)
  38. Conjunctivitis
  39. Constipation
  40. Constipation in children
  41. Contraception: barrier methods
  42. Contraception: behavioral methods
  43. Contraception: emergency contraception
  44. Contraception: hormonal patches, rings, implants, and injections
  45. Contraception: intrauterine devices (IUDs)
  46. Contraception: oral contraceptives (the pill)
  47. Contraception: sterilisation
  48. COPD
  49. COPD: questions to ask your doctor
  50. COPD: what treatments work?
  51. Coping strategies for teenagers and adults with ADHD
  52. Coronary angioplasty
  53. Coronary artery bypass surgery
  54. Coronavirus (COVID-19): vaccines
  55. COVID-19 (coronavirus)
  56. Crohn disease: questions to ask your doctor
  57. Crohn disease: what is it?
  58. Crohn disease: what treatments work?
  59. Cushing syndrome caused by an internal problem
  60. Cushing syndrome caused by medication
  61. Cystic fibrosis: what is it?
  62. Cystic fibrosis: what treatments work?
  63. Cystitis
  64. 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 is it?
  8. Dental abscess: what treatments work?
  9. Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor
  10. Depression in adults: what is it?
  11. Depression in adults: what treatments work?
  12. Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?
  14. Depression in children and teenagers: what treatments work?
  15. Dermatitis
  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 treatments work?
  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 fluid after an infection
  2. Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor
  3. Ear pain during air travel
  4. Ear wax
  5. Ebola
  6. Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
  7. Ectopic pregnancy: what treatments work?
  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 treatments work?
  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 is it?
  22. Epilepsy: what treatments work?
  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 convulsions
  4. Fecal incontinence
  5. Feeding tube insertion
  6. Fertility problems: questions to ask your doctor
  7. Fertility problems: some reasons
  8. Fertility problems: what treatments work?
  9. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what is it?
  10. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what treatments work?
  11. Fibroids
  12. Fibroids: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Fibromyalgia: what is it?
  14. Fibromyalgia: what treatments work?
  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
  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. Heartburn
  10. Heat stroke
  11. Heavy periods
  12. Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
  13. Hemorrhoids
  14. Hepatitis B: should I have the vaccine?
  15. Hepatitis C: questions to ask your doctor
  16. Hepatitis C: what is it?
  17. Hepatitis C: what treatments work?
  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 treatments work?
  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: common infections in people with HIV
  30. HIV: long-term complications
  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
  42. Hysterectomy

I

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

J

  1. Jaundice in newborn babies: what is it?
  2. Jaundice in newborn babies: what treatments work?
  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 they?
  5. Leg cramps: what treatments work?
  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. Meniere disease
  10. Meningitis and septicemia
  11. Menopause: questions to ask your doctor
  12. Menopause: should I take HRT?
  13. Menopause: what is it?
  14. Middle ear infection
  15. Migraine
  16. Migraine in children
  17. Migraine in children: medications to prevent attacks
  18. Migraines: questions to ask your doctor
  19. Miscarriage
  20. Mitral valve prolapse
  21. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
  22. Morning sickness
  23. Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor
  24. Mpox
  25. Multiple myeloma
  26. Multiple sclerosis
  27. Multiple sclerosis: questions to ask your doctor
  28. Myasthenia gravis

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. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  4. Opioid-use disorder
  5. Oral thrush: how to reduce your risk
  6. Oral thrush: what is it?
  7. Oral thrush: what treatments work?
  8. Osteoarthritis
  9. Osteoarthritis: questions to ask your doctor
  10. Osteoarthritis: what treatments work?
  11. Osteomyelitis
  12. Osteoporosis
  13. Osteoporosis: questions to ask your doctor
  14. Osteoporosis: what treatments work?
  15. Outer ear infection
  16. Ovarian cancer
  17. Ovarian cancer: what treatments work?
  18. Ovarian cyst
  19. Ovarian torsion

P

  1. Painful periods
  2. Pancreas cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  3. Pancreatic cancer
  4. Pancreatitis, acute
  5. Panic attacks: questions to ask your doctor
  6. Panic attacks: what are they?
  7. Panic attacks: what treatments work?
  8. Parkinson disease: questions to ask your doctor
  9. Parkinson disease: what is it?
  10. Parkinson disease: what treatments work?
  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 they?
  17. Personality disorders: what treatments work?
  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: questions to ask your doctor
  27. Polycystic ovary syndrome: what is it?
  28. Polycystic ovary syndrome: what treatments work?
  29. Polymyalgia rheumatica
  30. Post-traumatic stress disorder
  31. Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor
  32. Post-traumatic stress disorder: what treatments work?
  33. Postpartum depression
  34. Postpartum depression: questions to ask your doctor
  35. Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)
  36. Prediabetes
  37. Preeclampsia: questions to ask your doctor
  38. Preeclampsia: what is it?
  39. Preeclampsia: what treatments work?
  40. Premature labor
  41. Premenstrual syndrome
  42. Pressure sores
  43. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease): what is it?
  44. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease): what treatments work?
  45. Prostate cancer
  46. Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  47. Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
  48. Prostatitis
  49. Psoriasis: what is it?
  50. Psoriasis: what treatments work
  51. Psychogenic polydipsia
  52. Psychosis
  53. Pulmonary embolism: what is it?
  54. Pulmonary embolism: what treatments work?

Q

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

R

  1. Raynaud phenomenon
  2. Reflux in very young children
  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 is it?
  9. Rosacea: what treatments work?
  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 is it?
  6. Schizophrenia: what treatments work?
  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 vaccine
  15. Shingles: what is it?
  16. Shingles: what treatments work?
  17. Shoulder injections
  18. Sickle cell disease: what is it?
  19. Sickle cell disease: what treatments work?
  20. Sinusitis
  21. Skin cancer (melanoma)
  22. Skin cancer (melanoma): how is it diagnosed and treated?
  23. Skin cancer (squamous cell)
  24. Sleep apnea in adults (obstructive)
  25. Slipped disk (lower back): what is it?
  26. Slipped disk (lower back): what treatments work?
  27. Slipped disk: questions to ask your doctor
  28. Small bowel obstruction
  29. Sore throat
  30. Spinal cord compression: what is it?
  31. Spinal cord compression: what treatments work?
  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 is it?
  36. Stable angina: what treatments work?
  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 caused by a blood clot: 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 is it?
  11. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what treatments work?
  12. Transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
  13. Treating coughs and colds in children
  14. Trigeminal neuralgia
  15. Tuberculosis

U

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

V

  1. Varicocele
  2. Varicose veins: questions to ask your doctor
  3. Varicose veins: self-help
  4. Varicose veins: surgery to remove varicose veins
  5. Varicose veins: what are they?
  6. Varicose veins: what treatments work?
  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. Weight problems in children: changing unhealthy habits
  5. Weight problems in children: improving a child's diet
  6. Weight problems in children: increasing physical activity
  7. What you can do to prevent another heart attack
  8. Whiplash
  9. Wrinkles

Y

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

Z

  1. Zika virus
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