Conditions
Common conditions
Asthma
Asthma is a common condition that affects breathing. With appropriate treatment, symptoms can usually be well controlled.
Lipedema
Lipedema is a chronic condition causing abnormal fat accumulation, mainly in the legs. It can lead to pain and easy bruising.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red patches and scaling. Treatments help manage symptoms.
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Behind the long medical name is something very recognisable: pain along the inner edge of the shin that comes on with running and jumping.
It goes like this: someone spends months with dizziness, pain or exhaustion, goes through test after test, and the results and scans come back normal every…
Melanoma is a tumour that starts in the cells which make skin pigment. It is not the commonest skin cancer, but it is the one that readily spreads beyond the…
Ménière's disease is an uncommon disorder of the inner ear in which attacks of severe spinning dizziness come on together with a drop in hearing and a noise…
Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes that wrap the brain and spinal cord. It is nearly always caused by an infection, and everything depends on which…
A meniscus tears in two quite different ways. In a young person it takes a sharp twist on a loaded leg — football, an awkward landing, a change of direction.
Menopause is usually described as a single moment, but it is lived as a stretch of years in which the cycle loses its order and the body changes long before…
Mesothelioma is an uncommon tumour of the membranes that line the chest and the abdomen from the inside.
Metabolic syndrome is not a disease in itself but a cluster of abnormalities that tend to occur together and, together, sharply increase the risk of type 2…
MERS is a rare but severe viral infection of the airways. The virus lives in dromedary camels and reaches people through close contact with the animals…
