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Kidney pain vs back pain: How to tell the difference
A deep ache under the ribs can feel like ordinary back pain. Learn the clues that point towards muscle strain, kidney infection or stones, plus when urine testing or urgent medical care makes sense.
Kidney pain vs back pain: How to tell the difference
A deep ache under the ribs can feel like ordinary back pain. Learn the clues that point towards muscle strain, kidney infection or stones, plus when urine testing or urgent medical care makes sense.
Family history of heart disease: When should you start checking your cholesterol?
Heart disease in the family can be a reason to check cholesterol earlier than you expect. Learn how FH is inherited, when GP testing matters, and where total cholesterol home checks fit.
Family history of heart disease: When should you start checking your cholesterol?
Heart disease in the family can be a reason to check cholesterol earlier than you expect. Learn how FH is inherited, when GP testing matters, and where total cholesterol home checks fit.
Gout flare-up: What to do in the first 24 hours and how to prevent the next one
A gout attack can go from a twinge to severe pain fast. Here’s what to do in the first 24 hours, what to avoid, and how urate-lowering treatment and everyday habits can reduce future flares.
Gout flare-up: What to do in the first 24 hours and how to prevent the next one
A gout attack can go from a twinge to severe pain fast. Here’s what to do in the first 24 hours, what to avoid, and how urate-lowering treatment and everyday habits can reduce future flares.
Type 2 diabetes symptoms: The early signs your body gives you before diagnosis
Type 2 diabetes can develop slowly, with changes that are easy to explain away. Learn the common and lesser-known signs, who is most at risk, and what urine glucose can tell you before diagnosis.
Type 2 diabetes symptoms: The early signs your body gives you before diagnosis
Type 2 diabetes can develop slowly, with changes that are easy to explain away. Learn the common and lesser-known signs, who is most at risk, and what urine glucose can tell you before diagnosis.
What is antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea? Why supergonorrhoea matters
Most gonorrhoea still responds to treatment. A small, growing number of UK cases do not. Here’s what supergonorrhoea means, why resistance develops, and how follow-up testing catches treatment failure.
What is antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea? Why supergonorrhoea matters
Most gonorrhoea still responds to treatment. A small, growing number of UK cases do not. Here’s what supergonorrhoea means, why resistance develops, and how follow-up testing catches treatment failure.
Blood in urine with no pain: What could it mean?
Painless blood in urine can come from infection, stones, an enlarged prostate or cancer. Learn why one episode matters, how dipsticks find hidden blood and what your GP may do next under NHS guidance.
Blood in urine with no pain: What could it mean?
Painless blood in urine can come from infection, stones, an enlarged prostate or cancer. Learn why one episode matters, how dipsticks find hidden blood and what your GP may do next under NHS guidance.
Are stomach ulcers caused by stress? The real cause and symptoms
Stress gets blamed for stomach ulcers, but the usual causes are H. pylori infection and NSAID painkillers. Learn the symptoms, warning signs, home testing and UK treatments that address the cause.
Are stomach ulcers caused by stress? The real cause and symptoms
Stress gets blamed for stomach ulcers, but the usual causes are H. pylori infection and NSAID painkillers. Learn the symptoms, warning signs, home testing and UK treatments that address the cause.
Joint pain and inflammation: When should you test for CRP?
Joint pain doesn’t always reveal its cause. Learn how CRP fits into inflammatory arthritis, what a raised result can and can’t tell you, and when persistent swelling needs specialist review.
Joint pain and inflammation: When should you test for CRP?
Joint pain doesn’t always reveal its cause. Learn how CRP fits into inflammatory arthritis, what a raised result can and can’t tell you, and when persistent swelling needs specialist review.