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class="atoz_list_text">Alopecia areata</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Amfetamine and methamphetamine use disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Amoebic dysentery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Amoebic dysentery: prevention</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anaemia, iron deficiency</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anal tears</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anaphylaxis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ankle sprain</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ankylosing spondylitis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ankylosing spondylitis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anorexia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anorexia: how to help if someone you know may have it</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anorexia: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anterior cruciate ligament injury</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Antibiotics: what you need to know</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anxiety: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anxiety: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Anxiety: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Aortic dissection</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Aortic stenosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Appendicitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ascitic tap and ascitic drain procedures</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in adults: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in adults: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in adults: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in children: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in children: types of inhalers</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in children: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Asthma in children: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Athlete's foot</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Atrial fibrillation</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Atrial fibrillation: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - Support strategies</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - What is autism spectrum disorder?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Autism spectrum disorder: questions to ask your doctor about your child</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">B</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Back pain (lower back)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Back pain: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bacterial meningitis in adults</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bacterial vaginosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bad breath</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bag-valve-mask ventilation</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Basal cell carcinoma</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">BCG vaccination</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bedwetting</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bell's palsy</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Benzodiazepine overdose</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bipolar disorder: how can I avoid a relapse?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bipolar disorder: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bipolar disorder: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bipolar disorder: what medicines work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bladder cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bowel cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bowel cancer: should I be screened?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bowel cancer: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bowel cancer: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bradycardia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer, locally advanced: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer: breast-conserving surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast cancer: routine screening (mammography)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast lumps, non-cancer (benign)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Breast pain</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Brief psychotic disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bronchiectasis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bronchiectasis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bronchiolitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bronchitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bronchoscopy</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bulimia: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Bulimia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Burns (minor)</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">C</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cannula insertion</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Caring for someone with dementia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Carotid artery stenosis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Carotid artery stenosis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Carpal tunnel syndrome</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cataract surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cataracts: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cataracts: should I have surgery?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Catheterisation (female)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Catheterisation (male): having a catheter fitted</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cellulitis and erysipelas</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cerebral palsy: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cerebral palsy: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cervical cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chest drain insertion</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chickenpox</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chickenpox vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chlamydia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chronic kidney disease: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chronic kidney disease: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Chronic pancreatitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cirrhosis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cirrhosis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cluster headaches: what are they?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cluster headaches: what treatments are available?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cocaine use disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Coeliac disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cold sores</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Colic in babies</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Colonoscopy</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Common cold</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Conjunctivitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Constipation</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Constipation in children</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: barrier methods</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: behavioral methods</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: emergency contraception</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: hormonal patches, rings, implants, and injections</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: intrauterine devices (IUDs)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: oral contraceptives (the pill)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Contraception: sterilisation</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">COPD: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">COPD: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">COPD: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Coping strategies for teenagers and adults with ADHD</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Coronary angioplasty</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Coronary artery bypass surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Coronavirus (COVID-19): vaccines</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">COVID-19 (coronavirus)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Crohn's disease: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Crohn's disease: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Crohn's disease: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cushing's syndrome caused by an internal problem</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cushing's syndrome caused by medication</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cystic fibrosis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cystic fibrosis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cystitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Cytomegalovirus</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">D</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dandruff</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Deep vein thrombosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Defibrillator: having a defibrillator fitted</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dementia in a family member: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dementia: frontotemporal dementia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dengue fever</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dental abscess: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dental abscess: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in adults: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in adults: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Depression in children and teenagers: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Dermatitis (seborrhoeic) of the body</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes insipidus</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes that develops in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes type 1: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes type 1: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes type 2: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes type 2: should I take insulin?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes type 2: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes: What can I do to keep healthy?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetes: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diabetic ketoacidosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diarrhoea in adults</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diarrhoea in children</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Disseminated intravascular coagulation</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Diverticular disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, and pertussis)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">DTP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">DVT and long-distance travel</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">E</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ear pain during air travel</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ear wax</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ebola</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ectopic pregnancy: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Eczema</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Eczema: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endocarditis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endometrial ablation (diathermy)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endometrial ablation (microwave method)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endometriosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endometriosis: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endometriosis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Enlarged prostate: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Enlarged prostate: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Epilepsy: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Epilepsy: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Epilepsy: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Erection problems</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Erection problems: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Essential tremor</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">F</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Factitious disorders</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Faecal incontinence</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fatigue: possible causes</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Febrile seizures</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Feeding tube insertion</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fertility problems: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fertility problems: some reasons</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fertility problems: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fibroids</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fibroids: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fibromyalgia: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fibromyalgia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Flu</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Food allergy: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Food allergy: what treatments are available?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Fungal nail infections</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">G</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gallstones</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gallstones: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gender incongruence and gender dysphoria in adults</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gender-affirming care in adults: hormone treatment</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gender-affirming care in adults: surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Genital herpes</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Genital warts</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Giant cell arteritis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Glaucoma</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Glomerulonephritis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gonorrhoea</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">GORD: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Gout</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Graves’ disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Grommets</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Group B strep infection in newborns</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Guillain-Barre syndrome</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">H</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Haemorrhoids</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hay fever</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hay fever: avoiding pollen and mould</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Head lice</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heart attack: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heart attack: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heart failure</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heart failure: how can I help myself?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heart failure: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heartburn</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heat stroke</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heavy periods</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heavy periods: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hepatitis B: should I have the vaccine?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hepatitis C: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hepatitis C: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hepatitis C: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hernia: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Herpes simplex eye infection</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">High blood pressure: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">High blood pressure: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">High blood pressure: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">High cholesterol</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">High cholesterol: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hip replacement surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV infection in pregnancy</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: common infections in people with HIV</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: long-term complications</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: prevention treatment (PrEP)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: testing</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HIV: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">How can I tell when my asthma is getting out of control?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">How to avoid getting a fungal nail infection</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">How to help your child avoid ear infections</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Huntington’s disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hypernatraemia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hyponatraemia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Hysterectomy</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">I</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Impetigo</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Inguinal hernia: hernia surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Inguinal hernia: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Inguinal hernia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Insect bites and stings</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Insomnia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Irritable bowel syndrome</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Irritable bowel syndrome: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Irritable bowel syndrome: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ischaemic bowel disease: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ischaemic bowel disease: what treatments work?</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">J</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Jaundice in newborn babies: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Jaundice in newborn babies: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Jet lag</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">K</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Kidney cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Kidney infection</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Kidney stones</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Knee injections</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Knee replacement surgery</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">L</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Labyrinthitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Large bowel obstruction</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Laryngeal mask airway</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Leg cramps: what are they?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Leg cramps: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Leg ulcers</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Leukaemia (acute lymphocytic)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Living with Crohn's disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Living with fibromyalgia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lumbar puncture</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lung cancer (non-small-cell)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lung cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lyme disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lymphoedema: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Lymphoedema: what treatments are available?</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">M</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Macular degeneration</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Malaria prevention</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Mastitis in breastfeeding women</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Mastitis: breastfeeding advice</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Measles, mumps, and rubella: should my child have the MMR vaccine?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Melanoma: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">MenACWY vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">MenB (meningococcal group B) vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Meniere's disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Meningitis and septicaemia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Menopause: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Menopause: should I take HRT?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Menopause: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Middle ear infection</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Migraine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Migraine in children</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Migraine in children: medicines to prevent attacks</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Migraines: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Miscarriage</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Mitral valve prolapse</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Monkeypox</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Morning sickness</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Mouth ulcers</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Multiple myeloma</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Multiple sclerosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Multiple sclerosis: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Myasthenia gravis</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">N</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Nasopharyngeal airway (breathing tube in the nose)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Neuroleptic malignant syndrome</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Nosebleeds (epistaxis) in adults</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Nosebleeds in children</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">O</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Obesity - diet and exercise</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Obesity - drugs and surgery</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Obsessive-compulsive disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Oesophageal cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Opioid-use disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Oral thrush: how to reduce your risk</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Oral thrush: what 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class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Painful periods</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pancreas cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pancreatic cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pancreatitis, acute</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Panic attacks: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Panic attacks: what are they?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Panic attacks: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Paracetamol overdose</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Parkinson's disease: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Parkinson's disease: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Parkinson's disease: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pelvic inflammatory disease</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Peptic ulcers</span></li><li><span 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to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Polycystic ovary syndrome: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Polymyalgia rheumatica</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Post traumatic stress disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Post-traumatic stress disorder: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Postnatal depression</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Postnatal depression: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pre-diabetes</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pre-eclampsia: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pre-eclampsia: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pre-eclampsia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Premature labour</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Premenstrual syndrome</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pressure sores</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Preventing another stroke</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease): what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease): what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Prostate cancer</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Prostatitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Psoriasis: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Psoriasis: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Psychogenic polydipsia</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Psychosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pulmonary embolism: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Pulmonary embolism: what treatments work?</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">Q</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Questions to ask your doctor if you've had a stroke</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">R</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Raynaud's phenomenon</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Reflux in very young children</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rheumatic fever</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rheumatoid arthritis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rheumatoid arthritis: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Ringworm of the body</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rosacea: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rosacea: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rotator cuff injury</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Rotavirus vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Routine screening for prostate cancer</span></li></ol><h2 class="atoz_heading">S</h2><ol class="atoz_list"><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sarcoidosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Scabies</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Scalp ringworm</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Schizoaffective disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Schizophrenia: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Schizophrenia: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Schizophrenia: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Seasonal affective disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Self-help for panic disorder</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sepsis in adults</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sepsis in children</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Septic arthritis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Serotonin syndrome</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sexual dysfunction in women</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Shingles vaccine</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Shingles: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Shingles: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Shoulder injections</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sickle cell disease: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sickle cell disease: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sinusitis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Skin cancer (melanoma): how is it diagnosed and treated?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Skin cancer (melanoma): what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Skin cancer (squamous cell)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sleep apnoea in adults (obstructive)</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Slipped disc (lower back): what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Slipped disc (lower back): what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Slipped disc: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Small bowel obstruction</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sore throat</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Spinal cord compression: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Spinal cord compression: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Spinal stenosis</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Squamous cell skin cancer: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stable angina: questions to ask your doctor</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stable angina: what is it?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stable angina: what treatments work?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stable angina: what you can do to help yourself</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Staying safe in the sun</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stopping smoking</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stress incontinence in women</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stress incontinence: how to do pelvic floor exercises</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Stroke: emergency treatment</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Subarachnoid haemorrhage</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Sudden infant death syndrome: how can I reduce the risk?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Suicide risk management</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Syphilis screening</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Syphilis: how is it diagnosed and treated?</span></li><li><span class="atoz_list_text">Syphilis: what is it?</span></li><li><span 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