Medical Conditions

Hereditary angioedema in plain language: why antihistamines and adrenaline do not work, C1-inhibitor types, diagnosis, on-demand and preventive treatment, and trials.

Heavy menstrual bleeding explained in plain language: what counts as heavy, what causes it, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how…

Proliferative lupus nephritis explained plainly: what class III and IV mean, why a kidney biopsy is needed, treatment, pregnancy planning and clinical…

Primary hyperoxaluria in plain language: the three types and their genes, kidney stones from childhood, systemic oxalosis, RNA medicines, and transplant questions.

Plasminogen deficiency in plain language: why it is not a bleeding disorder, ligneous conjunctivitis, type 1 versus type 2, why surgery backfires,…

PNH in plain language: why it is acquired and not inherited, the complement mechanism, flow cytometry, blood clot risk, C5 and proximal…

Parkinson’s disease in plain language: what it is, how common it is, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, current research and clinical trial questions.

NAFLD is now called MASLD. What the new name means, the stages of fatty liver disease, why most people never progress, and…

Myasthenia gravis explained in plain language: what it is, symptoms, why weakness improves with rest, diagnosis, treatment, support and clinical trial questions.

Familial hypercholesterolemia explained simply: inherited high cholesterol from birth, why most people are never diagnosed, family testing and treatment.