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6

  1. 6-in-1 vaccine (diphtheria, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B, polio, tetanus, whooping cough)

A

  1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  2. Abortion: having an abortion
  3. Absence seizures in children
  4. Acne
  5. Acute kidney injury
  6. Acute liver failure
  7. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  8. Addison's disease: what is it?
  9. Adenoidectomy
  10. ADHD in adults: questions to ask your doctor
  11. ADHD in children: what treatments work?
  12. ADHD: help in the classroom
  13. ADHD: questions to ask your doctor
  14. ADHD: what is it?
  15. Alcohol withdrawal
  16. Alcohol-use disorder
  17. Alcoholic liver disease
  18. Alopecia areata
  19. Alzheimer's dementia: what are the treatment options?
  20. Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia
  21. Amfetamine and methamphetamine use disorder
  22. Anaemia, iron deficiency
  23. Anal tears
  24. Anaphylaxis
  25. Ankle sprain
  26. Ankylosing spondylitis: what is it?
  27. Anorexia
  28. Anorexia: how to help if someone you know may have it
  29. Anorexia: questions to ask your doctor
  30. Anterior cruciate ligament injury
  31. Antibiotics: what you need to know
  32. Anxiety: questions to ask your doctor
  33. Anxiety: what are the treatment options?
  34. Anxiety: what is it?
  35. Aortic stenosis
  36. Appendicitis
  37. Ascitic tap and ascitic drain procedures
  38. Asthma in adults: questions to ask your doctor
  39. Asthma in adults: what is it?
  40. Asthma in adults: what treatments work?
  41. Asthma in children: questions to ask your doctor
  42. Asthma in children: types of inhalers
  43. Asthma in children: what is it?
  44. Asthma in children: what treatments work?
  45. Athlete's foot
  46. Atrial fibrillation: what is it?
  47. Atrial fibrillation: what treatments work?
  48. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - Support strategies
  49. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - What is autism spectrum disorder?
  50. Autism spectrum disorder: 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. Bag-valve-mask ventilation
  6. Basal cell carcinoma
  7. BCG vaccination
  8. Bedwetting
  9. Bell's palsy
  10. Benzodiazepine overdose
  11. Bipolar disorder: how can I avoid a relapse?
  12. Bipolar disorder: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Bipolar disorder: what is it?
  14. Bipolar disorder: what medicines work?
  15. Bladder cancer
  16. Bowel cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  17. Bowel cancer: should I be screened?
  18. Bowel cancer: what is it?
  19. Bowel cancer: what treatments work?
  20. Bradycardia
  21. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?
  22. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what treatments work?
  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 is it?
  31. Bronchiectasis: what treatments work?
  32. Bronchiolitis
  33. Bronchitis
  34. Bronchoscopy
  35. Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor
  36. Bulimia: what is it?
  37. Bulimia: what treatments work?
  38. Burns (minor)

C

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

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. Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor
  8. Depression in adults: what is it?
  9. Depression in adults: what treatments work?
  10. Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor
  11. Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?
  12. Depression in children and teenagers: what treatments work?
  13. Dermatitis (seborrhoeic) of the body
  14. Diabetes insipidus
  15. Diabetes that develops in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
  16. Diabetes type 1: what is it?
  17. Diabetes type 1: what treatments work?
  18. Diabetes type 2: questions to ask your doctor
  19. Diabetes type 2: should I take insulin?
  20. Diabetes type 2: what treatments work?
  21. Diabetes: what can I do to keep healthy?
  22. Diabetes: what is it?
  23. Diabetic ketoacidosis
  24. Diarrhoea in adults
  25. Diarrhoea in children
  26. Disenteria amebiana
  27. Disenteria amebiana: prevenção
  28. Disfunções temporomandibulares
  29. Dissecção da aorta
  30. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  31. Diverticular disease
  32. Doença de Huntington
  33. Doença do refluxo gastroesofágico (DRGE) em crianças
  34. Doença isquêmica intestinal: o que é?
  35. Doença isquêmica intestinal: quais tratamentos funcionam?
  36. Dor de ouvido durante viagens aéreas
  37. DPOC: o que é?
  38. DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, and pertussis)
  39. DTP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio)
  40. DVT and long-distance travel

E

  1. Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor
  2. Ear wax
  3. Ebola
  4. Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
  5. Ectopic pregnancy: what treatments work?
  6. Eczema
  7. Eczema: questions to ask your doctor
  8. Endocarditis
  9. Endometrial ablation (diathermy)
  10. Endometrial ablation (microwave method)
  11. Endometriosis
  12. Endometriosis: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Endometriosis: what treatments work?
  14. Endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal)
  15. Enlarged prostate: questions to ask your doctor
  16. Enlarged prostate: what is it?
  17. Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?
  18. Epilepsy: questions to ask your doctor
  19. Epilepsy: what is it?
  20. Epilepsy: what treatments work?
  21. Erection problems
  22. Erection problems: questions to ask your doctor
  23. Estenose da coluna vertebral

F

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

G

  1. Gallstones
  2. Gamopatia monoclonal de significado indeterminado
  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. Giant cell arteritis
  9. Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
  10. Glaucoma
  11. Glomerulonephritis
  12. Gonorrhoea
  13. GORD: questions to ask your doctor
  14. Gout
  15. Graves’ disease
  16. Grommets
  17. Group B strep infection in newborns

H

  1. Haemorrhoids
  2. Hay fever
  3. Hay fever: avoiding pollen and mould
  4. Head lice
  5. Heart attack: questions to ask your doctor
  6. Heart attack: what is it?
  7. Heart failure
  8. Heart failure: how can I help myself?
  9. Heart failure: questions to ask your doctor
  10. Heartburn
  11. Heavy periods
  12. Heavy periods: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
  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/MenC vaccine (Haemophilus influenzae type B and meningococcal group C)
  21. High blood pressure: questions to ask your doctor
  22. High blood pressure: what is it?
  23. High blood pressure: what treatments work?
  24. High cholesterol
  25. High cholesterol: questions to ask your doctor
  26. Hip replacement surgery
  27. Hipertermia
  28. HIV infection in pregnancy
  29. HIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART)
  30. HIV: long-term complications
  31. HIV: opportunistic infections in people with HIV
  32. HIV: prevention treatment (PrEP)
  33. HIV: testing
  34. HIV: what is it?
  35. How can I tell when my asthma is getting out of control?
  36. How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control?
  37. How to avoid getting a fungal nail infection
  38. How to help your child avoid ear infections
  39. HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine
  40. Hyponatraemia
  41. Hysterectomy

I

  1. Impetigo
  2. Incontinência fecal
  3. Inguinal hernia: hernia surgery
  4. Inguinal hernia: what is it?
  5. Inguinal hernia: what treatments work?
  6. Insect bites and stings
  7. Insomnia
  8. Intoxicação por monóxido de carbono
  9. Irritable bowel syndrome
  10. Irritable bowel syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
  11. Irritable bowel syndrome: 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. Leukaemia (acute lymphocytic)
  7. Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)
  8. Linfedema: o que é?
  9. Linfedema: quais tratamentos estão disponíveis?
  10. Living with Crohn's disease
  11. Living with fibromyalgia
  12. Lumbar puncture
  13. Lung cancer (non-small-cell)
  14. Lung cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  15. Lyme disease

M

  1. Macular degeneration
  2. Malaria prevention
  3. Mastitis in breastfeeding women
  4. Mastitis: breastfeeding advice
  5. Mau hálito
  6. Measles, mumps, and rubella: should my child have the MMR vaccine?
  7. Melanoma: questions to ask your doctor
  8. MenACWY vaccine
  9. MenB (meningococcal group B) vaccine
  10. Meniere's disease
  11. Meningitis and septicaemia
  12. Menopause: questions to ask your doctor
  13. Menopause: should I take HRT?
  14. Menopause: what is it?
  15. Middle ear infection
  16. Migraine
  17. Migraine in children
  18. Migraine in children: medicines to prevent attacks
  19. Migraines: questions to ask your doctor
  20. Miscarriage
  21. Mitral valve prolapse
  22. Morning sickness
  23. Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor
  24. Mouth ulcers
  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. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: questions to ask your doctor
  3. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  4. Nosebleeds (epistaxis) in adults
  5. Nosebleeds in children

O

  1. Obesity - diet and exercise
  2. Obesity - drugs and surgery
  3. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  4. Oesophageal cancer
  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 treatments work?
  12. Osteomyelitis
  13. Osteoporosis
  14. Osteoporosis: questions to ask your doctor
  15. Osteoporosis: what treatments work?
  16. Outer ear infection
  17. Ovarian cancer: what is it?
  18. Ovarian cancer: what treatments work?
  19. Ovarian cyst
  20. 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. Paracetamol overdose
  9. Parkinson's disease
  10. Parkinson's disease: questions to ask your doctor
  11. Parkinson's disease: what treatments work?
  12. Pelvic inflammatory disease
  13. Peptic ulcers
  14. Pericarditis
  15. Peripheral arterial disease
  16. Persistent depressive disorder (long-term depression)
  17. Phobias
  18. Pleural effusion
  19. Pneumococcal vaccine in babies and children
  20. Pneumonia
  21. Pneumonia: do I need a vaccine?
  22. Pneumonia: questions to ask your doctor
  23. Polidipsia psicogênica
  24. Polimialgia reumática
  25. Polycystic ovary syndrome
  26. Polycystic ovary syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
  27. Polycystic ovary syndrome: what treatments work?
  28. Post traumatic stress disorder
  29. Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor
  30. Post-traumatic stress disorder: what treatments work?
  31. Postnatal depression
  32. Postnatal depression: questions to ask your doctor
  33. Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)
  34. Pre-diabetes
  35. Pre-eclampsia: questions to ask your doctor
  36. Pre-eclampsia: what is it?
  37. Pre-eclampsia: what treatments work?
  38. Premature labour
  39. Premenstrual syndrome
  40. Pressure sores
  41. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease): what are the treatment options?
  42. Prostate cancer
  43. Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  44. Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
  45. Prostatitis
  46. Psoriasis: what is it?
  47. Psoriasis: what treatments work?
  48. Psychosis
  49. Pulmonary embolism: what is it?
  50. Pulmonary embolism: what treatments work?

Q

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

R

  1. Raynaud's phenomenon
  2. Rheumatic fever
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Rheumatoid arthritis: questions to ask your doctor
  5. Ringworm of the body
  6. Rosacea: what is it?
  7. Rosacea: what treatments work?
  8. Rotator cuff injury
  9. Rotavirus vaccine
  10. Routine screening for prostate cancer
  11. Rugas

S

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

T

  1. Tennis elbow
  2. Tension-type headache
  3. Testicular cancer
  4. Testicular cancer: questions to ask your doctor
  5. Threadworm
  6. Thrush
  7. Tinnitus
  8. Tonsillectomy (surgery to remove the tonsils)
  9. Tonsillitis
  10. Tourette’s syndrome
  11. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what is it?
  12. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what treatments work?
  13. Transient ischaemic attack (mini stroke)
  14. Transtorno afetivo sazonal
  15. Transtorno de personalidade: o que é?
  16. Transtorno de personalidade: quais tratamentos funcionam?
  17. Transtorno esquizoafetivo
  18. Treating coughs and colds in children
  19. Tremor essencial
  20. Trigeminal neuralgia
  21. 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. Urinary incontinence in women
  7. Urinary tract infections in children
  8. 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 are the treatment options?
  7. Vertigem posicional paroxística benigna
  8. Vitamin B12 deficiency
  9. Vitamin D deficiency

W

  1. Warts (common)
  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

Y

  1. Your child: getting to sleep and staying asleep

Z

  1. Zika virus

Ú

  1. Úlceras da perna
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