Disease

Hidradenitis suppurativa symptoms can resemble boils. Learn the clues in recurring skin-fold lumps, how diagnosis is made, and when to seek medical assessment.

Know the giant cell arteritis symptoms after 50, including a new headache, jaw pain and vision changes. Learn why urgent assessment and diagnosis matter.

Whooping cough adults can have weeks of coughing without a whoop. Learn when testing helps, how antibiotics affect spread, and what to do after newborn exposure.

Kidneys and blood sugar: learn why eGFR and urine UACR work together, when diabetes screening starts, and why an abnormal result may need confirmation.

UTI bleeding can happen with a bladder infection, but blood that persists or is visible after treatment needs follow-up. Learn when to repeat urine tests.

Wondering when should you get a shingles shot after shingles? Wait until the acute episode has passed; eligible adults usually need no fixed extra interval.

A positive TB blood test may indicate latent tb, but cannot rule out active disease. Learn what symptom review, imaging and follow-up may involve.

UTI symptoms in elderly people need context: why bacteria alone don’t prove infection, when antibiotics are avoided, and which warning signs need urgent care.

Plan h pylori retesting after treatment: learn when to test, how PPIs, antibiotics and bismuth can cause false negatives, and why confirm eradication.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss can feel like a blocked ear. Learn why urgent assessment helps distinguish earwax from inner-ear loss and guide timely care.