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How does private healthcare work?
How do I access private medical treatment?
How do I choose which private hospital to use?
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Paying for yourself
Ways to pay for private medical treatment
What is private healthcare?
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Bones and joints

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Ask the expert: what is Dupuytren's contracture?
Ask the expert: what is scoliosis?
Back and neck pain: from symptoms to surgery
Back pain: symptoms, causes and treatments explained
Can I still play sports after knee replacement surgery?
Carpal tunnel syndrome and surgery FAQs
Carpal tunnel syndrome: four wrist exercises to help relieve pain
Causes and treatments for hip pain and groin pain
Common causes of knee pain: from inactivity to overactivity
Common knee injuries in runners and their treatments
Common sports shoulder injuries: symptoms and treatments
Don’t suffer from back pain and sciatica unnecessarily
Eight signs you may need a hip replacement
Eight signs you may need physiotherapy
Eight ways to prepare for knee replacement surgery
Five common shoulder problems and how to treat them
Four common hand conditions and their treatments
Four signs you may need a knee replacement
Hamstring injuries: what are they and what does recovery involve?
Hip bursitis
Hip labral (labrum) tear
Hip pain at night (sleeping): causes and symptoms
Hip pain when running: causes and symptoms
Hip replacement recovery: timeline, tips and information
Hip replacement surgery FAQs
Hip replacement surgery: what does it involve and what are the risks?
Hip replacement: things you should do and avoid after surgery
How maintaining a healthy weight can protect your joints
How physiotherapy can help relieve your back pain
How swimming can help strengthen your joints
How to avoid neck pain
How to avoid rugby knee injuries
How to manage and treat bunions
How to prepare for hip replacement surgery
How to stay active and look after your hips and knees
Inner (medial) knee pain
Joint injections for osteoarthritis: what are the different types?
Knee arthritis
Knee bursitis
Knee pain: how to manage osteoarthritis
Knee pain when bending or squatting
Knee preservation surgery: when is it suitable and what is involved?
Knee replacement surgery FAQs
Knee strengthening exercises
Learning to live with rheumatoid arthritis
Looking after your joints through cycling
Maintaining healthy joints with an anti-inflammatory diet
Managing back pain and when to see a doctor
Managing your recovery from hip replacement surgery
MCL injury: causes, diagnosis and prevention
Meniscal tears: from symptoms to recovery
Morton’s neuroma FAQs
Osteoarthritis: is ankle replacement surgery right for me?
Osteoarthritis of the hands and wrist
Pain behind the knee (posterior pain)
Recovering from knee replacement surgery at home
Revision hip replacement: when it's needed, what's involved and the risks
Revision knee replacement: when it's needed, what's involved and the risks
Seven tips for hip and knee health
Shoulder pain: causes, symptoms and treatment
Sports knee injuries
The best exercises and stretches for hip pain
The top five exercises for over 50s
Treating common elbow problems
Treating lower back conditions with steroid injections: why, when and how
Treating the causes of shoulder pain
Trigger finger: what is it and how is it treated?
Understanding hip arthritis: risk factors, symptoms and treatments
Understanding knee replacement surgery: why, how and outcomes
Understanding partial knee replacements: risks, procedures and outcomes
Understanding rotator cuff injuries: from anatomy to treatment
Understanding thumb arthritis: from symptoms to treatments
Understanding traumatic shoulder instability
What is hip and leg pain?
What you should know about joint injections for knee osteoarthritis
Why early treatment is essential for rugby knee injuries
Your guide to bunion surgery and recovery

Brain and nervous system

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Understanding multiple sclerosis: from symptoms to treatment
What are the different types of headaches and how are they treated?
What is neuropathic pain and how is it treated?
What you need to know about Alzheimer’s disease
What you need to know about Parkinson’s disease

Cancer

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Bowel cancer screening explained
Bowel cancer: signs and symptoms
Bowel cancer surgery: when it is needed and what is involved
Breast cancer prevention: how to check your breasts
Breast cancer stages, treatment and treatment side effects
Caring for a loved one with cancer
Chemotherapy: what to expect
Colon cancer symptoms and screening (bowel cancer)
Coping with a cancer diagnosis
Diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Diet and lifestyle: six tips to reduce your risk of cancer
Early detection of bowel cancer: why it matters, what’s involved and signs to spot
Eight ways to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
How to reduce your risk of skin cancer
Life after breast cancer surgery
Lung cancer: diagnosis and treatment
Lung cancer prevention: tips to reduce your risk
Moles: when should I worry?
Nine signs of bladder cancer
Nine signs of lung cancer you should know about
Recovering from lung cancer surgery
Six early signs of breast cancer you shouldn’t ignore
Surgery and other treatments for brain tumours
The stages of breast cancer explained
Understanding anal cancer: from symptoms to treatment
Understanding pancreatic cancer: risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Understanding thyroid cancer: risk factors, symptoms, treatment and outcomes
What is blood cancer?
What is head and neck cancer
What to expect during a mammogram
What to expect during a prostate exam
What you need to know about bone sarcoma
What you need to know about having a mastectomy

Children's health

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Arthritis in children: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options
Bronchiectasis and bacterial bronchitis in children explained
Causes of chronic cough in children and how to treat it
Cerebral palsy in children: symptoms, treatment and misconceptions
Four ways to protect your child’s hearing
Hearing loss in children: spotting the signs and how it’s treated
Jaundice in babies
Signs of joint pain in children and when to see a doctor
Understanding childhood asthma: symptoms, triggers and treatment
Understanding tongue-tie: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
What causes knee pain in teens?
Your guide to glue ear and grommet insertion in children

Diabetes, glands and hormones

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Ask the expert: what is prediabetes?
How to adjust your diet if you have type 2 diabetes
Hypothyroidism: underactive thyroid causes and symptoms explained
Lifestyle changes for type 2 diabetes
Signs and symptoms of an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
Type 1 diabetes: symptoms, complications and treatment
What is type 2 diabetes and how is it diagnosed?
What you need to know about common thyroid problems
What you need to know about gestational diabetes: from risks to treatment
Your hormones and endometriosis explained
Your hormones and your health: the effects of hormones and hormone imbalances

Ear, nose and throat

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Balance problems: what causes poor balance?
Blocked nose: what causes nasal congestion and how is it treated?
Dysphagia: what causes swallowing difficulties?
Ear infections: causes, diagnosis and treatment explained
Eustachian tube dysfunction in adults: from symptoms to treatment
Glue ear in children: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Hearing loss risk factors and treatments
Hearing loss: what you need to know
How to protect your hearing as you get older
Sinus infection vs the common cold: what's the difference?
Sleep apnoea in children: signs, causes and treatments
Snoring in children: when should you be concerned?
Sore throat, strep throat or tonsillitis: what’s the difference?
Tonsillitis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Treating persistent tonsillitis and obstruction in children with an intracapsular tonsillectomy
Understanding earwax and when to remove it
What causes neck lumps and when to see a doctor
What causes snoring and how can it be treated?
What you need to know about chronic sinusitis
When should you worry about nosebleeds?
Why am I feeling dizzy? Symptoms and causes explained

Exercise and fitness

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Your guide to exercising for better health

General health

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Abnormal liver blood test: what does it mean?
Alcohol units
Bleeding and burst haemorrhoids
Burping: why we do it and what can go wrong
Colonoscopy procedure
Common causes of abdominal, pelvic and anal pain
Common causes of dizziness and how to treat it
CT vs. MRI scan
Everything you need to know about having a gastroscopy
Five common indigestion myths dispelled
Gallbladder disease and gallstones: risks, symptoms and treatment
Groin pain
Hay fever: what is it and how is it treated?
How alcohol can affect your liver
How is obesity linked to diabetes?
How sleep deprivation affects your body and health
How to boost your iron levels to treat iron deficiency anaemia
How to get rid of piles
How to manage your eyelid bags: home remedies and surgery
IBS explained: causes, symptoms and treatment
Inguinal hernia FAQs
Leg cramps
Liver disease: types, symptoms, causes and treatment explained
Living with inflammatory bowel disease: from symptoms to treatment
Living with tinnitus: from diagnosis to treatment
Lump in groin
Lump on anus
Pain after colonoscopy
Pain when pooping
Pre-colonoscopy diet
Risk factors and treatment for peripheral vascular disease
The best foods to help improve your digestive system
The outlook for liver cirrhosis
Understanding coeliac disease: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Understanding diabetes: types, causes, symptoms and treatments
Understanding drug allergy: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Understanding fatty liver disease: risks, progression and treatment
Understanding fibromyalgia: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Understanding gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Understanding heartburn: symptoms, causes and treatment
Understanding ingrown toenails: why they happen and what to do
Understanding insomnia: symptoms, causes and solutions
Understanding iron deficiency anaemia: causes and treatments
Understanding temporomandibular disorders: causes and treatments
What are kidney stones and how are they treated?
What causes anal (rectal) discharge?
What causes loss of smell and taste?
What causes rectal bleeding and when to seek help
What is chronic pain and how is it treated?
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and who is at risk?
What's the difference between a cold and the flu?
What you need to know about allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
What you need to know about lupus
What you need to know about recovering from gallbladder removal surgery
Why am I always tired? Five possible causes of fatigue

Heart Health

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Ask the expert: what is cardiac arrest?
Atrial fibrillation: the causes, treatments and risks explained
Blood clots: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment explained
Chest pain and cardiovascular problems: when to seek help
Heart failure: symptoms, treatments and outcomes
Heart palpitations: causes, symptoms and treatment explained
Heart valve disease: diagnosis and treatment explained
High blood pressure: causes and symptoms explained
How do MRI scans really work?
How to prevent the progression of heart disease
Hypotension: what is low blood pressure?
Living with supraventricular tachycardia: from diagnosis to treatment
Managing high blood pressure: seven tips to lower your blood pressure
Six lifestyle tips to reduce high cholesterol
Six tips for a healthy heart
The best foods for maintaining a healthy heart
The warning signs and symptoms of a stroke
Understanding angina: from diagnosis to treatment
Understanding arrhythmia: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Understanding coronary artery disease: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack
What is a coronary angioplasty and how can it help?
What you need to know about high cholesterol
What you need to know about pacemakers
What you need to know about recovering from heart surgery

Lifestyle management

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10 foods that can help boost your immune system
Alcohol and weight
Cutting down or quitting alcohol: benefits and tips
Desk exercises to keep you active in the office or while working from home
Eight benefits of walking
Eight tips to help manage and reduce stress
Eight tips to help you quit smoking
Everything you should know about walking for exercise
Five ways to improve your balance
Gallstones diet
How much alcohol is too much?
The eight best foods for healthy skin
Understanding obesity and how to maintain a healthy weight
What is a healthy, balanced diet?
Why water is vital for your health and how to stay hydrated

Liver, kidney and pancreas

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How to treat kidney stones
Pancreatitis: symptoms, causes and treatment explained
Understanding kidney cancer: risk factors, symptoms and treatment

Men’s health

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10 foods to help boost your health
Blood in urine: should I be worried?
Breast cancer in men
Eight things you should know about testicular cancer
Erectile dysfunction: six common causes of impotence
Everything you need to know about urinary tract infections (UTIs) in men
Five great ways to work out from home
Five reasons you may be sweating a lot
Gallstones symptoms and causes explained
Gout: how to prevent, manage and treat it
Heart disease: everything you need to know
Hernia surgery: when you need it, how it has changed and what to expect
How stress affects your health and wellbeing
How to perform a self-exam for testicular cancer
Low libido (low sex drive) in men: from diagnosis to treatment
Male hair loss: seven things you should know
Managing obstructive sleep apnoea
Piles: when to get help and what can be done
Prostate cancer: from diagnosis to treatment
Prostate cancer: from symptoms to robotic-assisted prostate surgery
Seven tips for dealing with an enlarged prostate
Seven ways to look after your mental health
Should I be concerned about an enlarged prostate?
Six common signs of kidney stones
Testicular cancer: diagnosis and treatment
Testicular lumps: what you need to know
Understanding erectile dysfunction: from diagnosis to treatment
Varicose veins and spider veins: causes and prevention
What is a hernia? Symptoms and treatment explained
What is a vasectomy and can it be reversed?
What to expect after a vasectomy
What to expect during a prostate exam
What to expect when recovering from adult circumcision surgery
What you need to know about prostate surgery for an enlarged prostate
When to get your prostate checked: warning signs and advice

Mental health

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Coping with grief after a bereavement
Eight tips to cope with anxiety
Five ways counselling can help your wellbeing
How menopause affects your mental health and wellbeing
How stress affects your body and what you can do about it
How to cope with loneliness and when to get help
Nine symptoms of depression 
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Stress: a conversation with a CBT therapist and a counsellor
What you need to know about postnatal depression

Nutrition

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Food allergies: what are they and how are they treated?
Seven health benefits of cutting down on sugar
Six tips to help you cut back on sugar
The effects of fast food on your body and health
Why crash diets don't work
Why do I overeat?
Your guide to a healthy, balanced diet

Respiratory (lungs and airways)

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Asthma triggers and risk factors
Breathlessness: when to be concerned, causes and treatments
Bronchiectasis FAQs
Pneumonia: causes, symptoms and treatment
Six reasons why you may be coughing so much
Understanding pulmonary fibrosis: from symptoms to treatments 
What you need to know about interstitial lung disease (ILD)
What you need to know about tuberculosis (TB)

Sexual health

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A guide to infertility in men and women
Bleeding after sex: is it normal and what could it mean?
Genital herpes
What you need to know about chlamydia 
What you need to know about gonorrhoea

Skin

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Ask the expert: what causes acne and how is it treated?
Ask the expert: what is rosacea?
Everything you need to know about chickenpox
Everything you need to know about psoriasis
Hives: types, triggers and treatments
How to tell the difference between eczema and dry skin
Understanding eczema: types, symptoms, causes and treatment
Understanding vitiligo: symptoms, causes, and treatment options
What are warts and how are they treated?
What you need to know about lipomas
What you need to know about shingles

Stomach and bowel

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Changes in bowel habits: what does it mean?
Gastroscopy: when you need it and what happens
How you can manage your IBS
Living with and managing acid reflux
Seven common causes of constipation
Six signs and symptoms of acid reflux
The eight most common myths about inflammatory bowel disease dispelled
Understanding abdominal pain and when to seek help
What causes indigestion (dyspepsia) and how is it treated?

Vision and eye health

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10 foods that are good for your eyes
Ask the expert: what is age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?
Ask the expert: what is glaucoma?
Ask the expert: what is thyroid eye disease?
Cataract surgery: everything you need to know
Droopy eyelids (ptosis): symptoms, causes and treatments
Dry eye syndrome: causes and treatments
Everything you need to know about lens replacement surgery
Explaining oculoplastics: treating the skin in and around your eyes
Eye disease: four conditions that affect your vision
Eyelid lumps: risk factors and treatments
How cataracts can affect your daily life
How often should I have my eyes tested?
How to keep your eyes healthy
How to manage and treat age-related macular degeneration
How to treat and manage glaucoma
Intraocular lenses: what are they and how can they help your vision?
Lens replacement surgery: an effective solution for age-related long-sightedness
Nine signs you may have cataracts
Optician, optometrist and ophthalmologist: what’s the difference?
Preparing for cataract surgery
Styes: causes, symptoms and treatment explained
Take the age-related macular degeneration eye test
Understanding cataracts and cataract surgery
Understanding glaucoma and treatment with trabeculectomy
What is conjunctivitis and how can it be managed?
What is laser treatment surgery and can it improve my vision?
What you need to know about diabetic retinopathy
What you need to know about glaucoma: from diagnosis to treatment
Why is my vision blurred?
Your vision and driving: legal eyesight requirements and eye conditions that affect driving

Women's health

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Abnormal cervical screening result — what's next?
Ask the expert: what are fibroids?
Ask the expert: what are gallstones?
Ask the expert: what is endometriosis and how is it treated?
Bleeding after menopause: is it normal?
Bleeding between periods
Endometriosis: fertility and pregnancy
Endometriosis pain
Endometriosis: recovering from surgery
Endometriosis: what is 'normal' and when should you seek treatment?
Everything you need to know about vaginal thrush
Female groin pain
Fertility and pregnancy during perimenopause 
Fibroids: diagnosis and treatment
Fibroid symptoms
Five diet, exercise and lifestyle tips for a healthy bladder
Five tips to live a healthier and happier life
Five ways to reduce your risk of a hernia
Four reasons for period pain
Hair loss in women: causes and treatments
Heart health in women: what you need to know
How does menopause affect your heart health?
How is endometriosis diagnosed?
How menopause affects your sex drive and what you can do about it
How to stop heavy periods
Hysterectomy: life after surgery
Hysterectomy recovery timeline and tips
Is there a link between heavy periods and anaemia?
Mythbusting varicose veins: symptoms, causes and treatments
Nine useful tips to help prevent migraines
Ovarian cancer: eight early signs and who is at risk?
Ovarian cancer: recovering from surgery
Pelvic organ prolapse: types, symptoms and treatment
Pelvic pain in women
Rectovaginal endometriosis
Seven ways to treat varicose veins
Severe lower back pain during period
Should I be concerned about nipple discharge? 
Signs and symptoms of the menopause
Six signs you're in perimenopause
Six things you should know about cervical cancer
The impact of fibroids on pregnancy, fertility and miscarriage
The importance of a good night's sleep
The importance of cervical screening
Two periods in one month
Urinary incontinence symptoms and treatments
What are piles and how do you treat them?
What causes breast lumps and when to see a doctor
What causes cramps, no period and white discharge?
What is endo belly and how can you manage it?
What is endometriosis? And the signs you shouldn’t ignore
What is pre-eclampsia?
What to expect during menopause
What you need to know about anxiety
What you need to know about ovarian cysts
Why regular exercise is vital for your health
Your pelvic floor: what it is, why it’s important and how to look after it
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