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        Health A to Z      A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z       A   AAA   AAA screening   Abdominal aortic aneurysm   Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening   Abortion   Abscess   Acanthosis nigricans   Achalasia   Acid and chemical burns   Acid reflux in babies   Acne   Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)   Acromegaly   Actinic keratoses (solar keratoses)   Actinomycosis   Acupuncture   Acute cholecystitis   Acute kidney injury   Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia   Acute myeloid leukaemia   Acute pancreatitis   Acute respiratory distress syndrome   Addison's disease   Adenoidectomy   Age-related cataracts   Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)   Agoraphobia   Air or gas embolism   Albinism   Alcohol misuse   Alcohol poisoning   Alcohol-related liver disease   Alexander technique   Alkaptonuria   Allergic rhinitis   Allergies   Altitude sickness   Alzheimer's disease   Amblyopia   Amnesia   Amniocentesis   Amputation   Amyloidosis   Anabolic steroid misuse   Anaemia (iron deficiency)   Anaemia (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency)   Anaesthesia   Anal cancer   Anal fissure   Anal fistula   Anal pain   Anaphylaxis   Androgen insensitivity syndrome   Aneurysm (abdominal aortic)   Aneurysm (brain)   Angelman syndrome   Angina   Angioedema   Angiography   Angioplasty   Ankle pain   Ankylosing spondylitis   Anorexia nervosa   Anosmia   Anosmia   Antacids   Antibiotics   Anticoagulant medicines   Antidepressants   Antifungal medicines   Antihistamines   Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)   Antisocial personality disorder   Anus (itchy)   Anxiety disorder in adults   Anxiety disorders in children   Aortic valve replacement   Aphasia   Appendicitis   Arrhythmia   Arterial thrombosis   Arthritis   Arthroscopy   Asbestosis   Asperger's   Aspergillosis   Aspirin   Asthma   Astigmatism   Ataxia   Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis)   Athlete's foot   Atopic eczema   Atrial fibrillation   Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)   Auditory processing disorder (APD)   Autism   Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease   Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease   Avian flu        Back to top       B   Baby   Back pain   Bacterial vaginosis   Bad breath   Baker's cyst   Balanitis   Barium enema   Bartholin's cyst   Basal cell carcinoma   Bedbugs   Bedwetting in children   Behçet's disease   Being sick   Bell's palsy   Benign brain tumour (non-cancerous)   Benign prostate enlargement   Beta blockers   Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)   Bilharzia   Binge eating disorder   Biological and biosimilar medicines (biosimilars)   Biopsy   Bipolar disorder   Bird flu   Birthmarks   Bite (animal or human)   Black eye   Bladder cancer   Bladder stones   Bleeding after the menopause   Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)   Blepharitis   Blindness and vision loss   Blisters   Blood clots   Blood groups   Blood in semen (haematospermia)   Blood in urine   Blood pressure (high)   Blood pressure (low)   Blood pressure test   Blood tests   Blood transfusion   Blue skin or lips (cyanosis)   Blushing   Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)   Body odour (BO)   Boils   Bone cancer   Bone cyst   Bone density scan (DEXA scan)   Borderline personality disorder   Botulism   Bowel cancer   Bowel cancer screening   Bowel incontinence   Bowel polyps   Bowel transplant   Bowen's disease   Brachycephaly and plagiocephaly   Brain abscess   Brain aneurysm   Brain death   Brain haemorrhage   Brain tumour (benign)   Brain tumour (malignant)   Brain tumours   Breast abscess   Breast cancer in men   Breast cancer in women   Breast cancer screening   Breast lumps   Breast pain   Breast reduction on the NHS   Breath-holding in babies and children   Broken ankle   Broken arm or wrist   Broken collarbone   Broken finger or thumb   Broken leg   Broken nose   Broken or bruised ribs   Broken toe   Bronchiectasis   Bronchiolitis   Bronchitis   Bronchodilators   Brucellosis   Brugada syndrome   Bruxism   Bulimia   Bullous pemphigoid   Bunions   Burns and scalds   Bursitis   Buttock pain        Back to top       C   CABG   Caesarean section   Cancer   Cannabis oil (medical cannabis)   Carbon monoxide poisoning   Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test   Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography   Cardiomyopathy   Cardiovascular disease   Carotid endarterectomy   Carpal tunnel syndrome   Cartilage damage   Cataract surgery   Cataracts (age-related)   Cataracts (children)   Catarrh   Cavernoma   Cavernous sinus thrombosis   Cellulitis   Cerebral palsy   Cervical cancer   Cervical rib   Cervical screening   Cervical spondylosis   Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease   Charles Bonnet syndrome   Chemotherapy   Chest infection   Chest pain   Chiari malformation   Chickenpox   Chilblains   Chipped, broken or cracked tooth   Chiropractic   Chlamydia   Cholangiocarcinoma   Cholecystitis (acute)   Cholera   Cholesteatoma   Cholesterol (high)   Chorionic villus sampling   Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)   Chronic kidney disease   Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia   Chronic myeloid leukaemia   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)   Chronic pancreatitis   Chronic traumatic encephalopathy   Circumcision in boys   Circumcision in men   Cirrhosis   CJD   Claustrophobia   Cleft lip and palate   Clinical depression   Clinical trials   Clostridium difficile   Club foot   Cluster headaches   Coated or white tongue   Coccydynia (tailbone pain)   Coeliac disease   Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)   Cold sores   Colic   Colon cancer   Colonoscopy   Colostomy   Colour vision deficiency (colour blindness)   Colposcopy   Coma   Common cold   Compartment syndrome   Complementary and alternative medicine   Complex regional pain syndrome   Concussion   Confusion (sudden)   Congenital heart disease   Congenital hip dislocation   Conjunctivitis   Consent to treatment   Constipation   Contact dermatitis   Cornea transplant   Corns and calluses   Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion   Coronary artery bypass graft   Coronary heart disease   Coronavirus (COVID-19)   Corticobasal degeneration   Corticosteroid cream   Corticosteroids   Cosmetic procedures   Costochondritis   Cough   Coughing up blood (blood in phlegm)   Counselling   COVID-19   Cradle cap   Craniosynostosis   Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease   Crohn's disease   Croup   CT scan   Cushing's syndrome   Cuts and grazes   Cyanosis   Cyclical vomiting syndrome   Cyclospora   Cyclothymia   Cystic fibrosis   Cystitis   Cystoscopy   Cytomegalovirus (CMV)        Back to top       D   Dandruff   Deafblindness   Deafness   Decompression sickness   Decongestants   Dehydration   Delirium   Dementia (frontotemporal)   Dementia (vascular)   Dementia with Lewy bodies   Dengue   Dental abscess   Dental pain   Dentures (false teeth)   Depression   Detached retina (retinal detachment)   Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children   Developmental dysplasia of the hip   DEXA scan   Diabetes   Diabetes (type 1)   Diabetes (type 2)   Diabetes in pregnancy   Diabetes insipidus   Diabetic eye screening   Diabetic ketoacidosis   Diabetic retinopathy   Dialysis   Diarrhoea   Diarrhoea and vomiting   Differences in sex development   DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)   Diphtheria   Discoid eczema   Dislocated kneecap   Dislocated shoulder   Disorders of consciousness   Dissociative disorders   Diverticular disease and diverticulitis   Dizziness   Double vision   Down's syndrome   Dry eyes   Dry lips   Dry mouth   Dupuytren's contracture   DVT   DVT (deep vein thrombosis)   Dwarfism   Dysarthria (difficulty speaking)   Dysentery   Dyslexia   Dysphagia (swallowing problems)   Dyspraxia (developmental co-ordination disorder) in adults   Dyspraxia in children   Dystonia        Back to top       E   Ear infections   Earache   Eardrum (burst)   Early menopause   Early or delayed puberty   Earwax build-up   Eating disorders   Ebola virus disease   Echocardiogram   Ectopic beats   Ectopic pregnancy   Ectropion   Eczema (atopic)   Eczema (contact dermatitis)   Eczema (discoid)   Eczema (varicose)   Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)   Ehlers-Danlos syndromes   Ejaculation problems   Elbow and arm pain   Electrocardiogram (ECG)   Electroencephalogram (EEG)   Electrolyte test   Embolism   Emollients   Empyema   Encephalitis   Endocarditis   Endometrial cancer   Endometriosis   Endoscopy   Enhanced recovery   Epidermolysis bullosa   Epididymitis   Epidural   Epiglottitis   Epilepsy   Erectile dysfunction (impotence)   Erythema multiforme   Erythema nodosum   Erythromelalgia   Essential tremor   Euthanasia and assisted suicide   Ewing sarcoma   Excessive hair growth (hirsutism)   Exophthalmos (bulging eyes)   Eye cancer   Eye floaters   Eye infection (herpes)   Eye injuries   Eye tests for children   Eyelid problems        Back to top       F   Fabricated or induced illness   Face blindness   Fainting   Falls   Farting (flatulence)   Febrile seizures   Feeling sick (nausea)   Female genital mutilation (FGM)   Femoral hernia repair   Fibroids   Fibromyalgia   First aid   Fits (children with fever)   Fits (seizures)   Flat feet   Flat head syndrome   Floaters and flashes in the eyes   Flu   Fluoride   Foetal alcohol syndrome   Food allergy   Food colours and hyperactivity   Food intolerance   Food poisoning   Foot drop   Foot pain   Foreskin problems   Frontotemporal dementia   Frostbite   Frozen shoulder   Functional neurological disorder   Fungal nail infection        Back to top       G   Gallbladder cancer   Gallbladder pain   Gallbladder removal   Gallstones   Ganglion cyst   Gangrene   Gastrectomy   Gastritis   Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)   Gastroenteritis   Gastroparesis   Gastroscopy   Gender dysphoria   General anaesthesia   Generalised anxiety disorder in adults   Genetic and genomic testing   Genetic test for cancer gene   Genital herpes   Genital warts   Gestational diabetes   Giant cell arteritis   Giardiasis   Gigantism   Gilbert's syndrome   Glandular fever   Glaucoma   Glomerulonephritis   Glue ear   Glutaric aciduria type 1   Goitre   Gonorrhoea   Gout   Granuloma annulare   Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis)   Group B strep   Growing pains   Guillain-Barré syndrome   Gum disease        Back to top       H   Haemochromatosis   Haemophilia   Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)    Hair dye reactions   Hair loss   Hairy cell leukaemia   Halitosis   Hallucinations and hearing voices   Hamstring injury   Hand pain   Hand tendon repair   Hand, foot and mouth disease   Hay fever   Head and neck cancer   Head injury and concussion   Head lice and nits   Headaches   Headaches (hormone)   Headaches (tension-type)   Headaches in children   Health anxiety   Hearing loss   Hearing tests   Hearing tests for children   Hearing voices   Heart attack   Heart block   Heart bypass   Heart disease (coronary)   Heart failure   Heart pain   Heart palpitations and ectopic beats   Heart rhythm problems   Heart transplant   Heart valve problems   Heart valve replacement   Heart-lung transplant   Heartburn and acid reflux   Heat exhaustion and heatstroke   Heat rash (prickly heat)   Heavy periods   Heel pain   Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)   Hepatitis   Hepatitis A   Hepatitis B   Hepatitis C   Herbal medicines   Herceptin (trastuzumab)   Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)   Hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies (HNPP)   Hereditary spastic paraplegia   Hernia   Hernia (femoral)   Hernia (hiatus)   Hernia (inguinal)   Hernia (umbilical)   Herpes (genital)   Herpes in babies   Herpes simplex eye infections   Herpetic whitlow (whitlow finger)   Hiatus hernia   Hiccups   Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)   High blood pressure (hypertension)   High cholesterol   High temperature (fever) in adults   High temperature (fever) in children   Hip dysplasia   Hip fracture   Hip pain in adults   Hip pain in children (irritable hip)   Hip replacement   Hirschsprung's disease   Hirsutism   HIV and AIDS   Hives   Hoarding disorder   Hodgkin lymphoma   Home oxygen therapy   Homeopathy   Homocystinuria   Hookworm   Hormone headaches   Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)   HRT   Hughes syndrome   Human papillomavirus (HPV)   Huntington's disease   Hydrocephalus   Hydronephrosis   Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)   Hyperhidrosis   Hyperparathyroidism   Hypersomnia   Hypertension   Hyperthyroidism   Hypnotherapy   Hypochondria   Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)   Hypoparathyroidism   Hypotension   Hypothermia   Hypothyroidism   Hypotonia   Hysterectomy   Hysteroscopy        Back to top       I   IBS   Ichthyosis   Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis   Ileostomy   Impetigo   Impotence   Incontinence (urinary)   Indigestion   Infected piercings   Infertility   Inflammatory bowel disease   Influenza   Ingrown hairs   Ingrown toenail   Inguinal hernia repair   Insect bites and stings   Insomnia   Intensive care   Intersex   Interstitial cystitis   Intracranial hypertension   Intrauterine insemination (IUI)   Iron deficiency anaemia   Irregular periods   Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)   Irritable hip   Isovaleric acidaemia   Itchy bottom   Itchy skin   IVF        Back to top       J    Japanese encephalitis   Jaundice   Jaundice in newborns   Jaw pain   Jellyfish and other sea creature stings   Jet lag   Joint hypermobility syndrome   Joint pain        Back to top       K   Kaposi's sarcoma   Kawasaki disease   Keratosis pilaris   Kidney cancer   Kidney failure   Kidney infection   Kidney stones   Kidney transplant   Klinefelter syndrome   Knee ligament surgery   Knee pain   Knee replacement   Knock knees   Knocked-out tooth   Kwashiorkor   Kyphosis        Back to top       L   "Leaky gut syndrome"   Labial fusion   Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis   Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test   Lactose intolerance   Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome   Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)   Laryngeal (larynx) cancer   Laryngitis   Laxatives   Lazy eye   Learning disabilities   Leg cramps   Leg ulcer   Legionnaires' disease   Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)   Leukaemia (acute lymphoblastic)   Leukaemia (acute myeloid)   Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)   Leukaemia (chronic myeloid)   Leukaemia (hairy cell)   Leukoplakia   Lichen planus   Lichen sclerosus   Limping in children   Lipoedema   Lipoma   Lips (sore or dry)   Listeriosis   Liver cancer   Liver disease   Liver disease (alcohol-related)   Liver transplant   Local anaesthesia   Long QT syndrome   Long-sightedness   Loss of libido (reduced sex drive)   Lost or changed sense of smell   Low blood pressure (hypotension)   Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)   Low sperm count   Low white blood cell count   Lumbar decompression surgery   Lumbar puncture   Lumps   Lung cancer   Lung transplant   Lupus   Lyme disease   Lymphoedema        Back to top       M   Macular degeneration (age-related)   Macular hole   Magnesium test   Malaria   Male menopause   Malignant brain tumour (brain cancer)   Mallet finger   Malnutrition   Maple syrup urine disease    Marfan syndrome   Mastectomy   Mastitis   Mastocytosis   Mastoiditis   MCADD   Measles   Medically unexplained symptoms   Medicines information   Memory loss (amnesia)   Meningitis   Menopause   Menopause (early)   Menstrual pain   Mental health and wellbeing   Mesothelioma   Metabolic syndrome   Metallic taste   Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)   Migraine   Miscarriage   Mitral valve problems   Molar pregnancy   Moles   Molluscum contagiosum   Monkeypox   Morton's neuroma   Motion sickness   Motor neurone disease   Mouth cancer   Mouth thrush   Mouth ulcers   MRI scan   MRSA   Mucositis   Multiple myeloma   Multiple sclerosis   Multiple system atrophy   Mumps   Munchausen's syndrome   Muscular dystrophy   Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)   Myasthenia gravis   Mycobacterium chimaera infection   Myelodysplastic syndrome (myelodysplasia)   Myeloma   Myopia   Myositis (polymyositis and dermatomyositis)   Ménière's disease        Back to top       N   Nail fungal infection   Nail patella syndrome   Nail problems   Narcolepsy   Nasal and sinus cancer   Nasal polyps   Nasopharyngeal cancer   Nausea   Neck pain   Necrotising fasciitis   Neonatal herpes (herpes in a baby)   Nephrotic syndrome in children   Neuroblastoma   Neuroendocrine tumours   Neuroendocrine tumours and carcinoid syndrome   Neurofibromatosis type 1   Neurofibromatosis type 2   Neuromyelitis optica   Newborn jaundice   Newborn respiratory distress syndrome   NHS screening   Night sweats   Night terrors and nightmares   Nipple discharge   Noise sensitivity (hyperacusis)   Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)   Non-allergic rhinitis   Non-gonococcal urethritis   Non-Hodgkin lymphoma   Noonan syndrome   Norovirus (vomiting bug)   Nose cancer   Nosebleed   NSAIDs        Back to top       O   Obesity   Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)   Occupational therapy   Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula    Oesophageal cancer   Oral thrush (mouth thrush)   Orf   Orthodontics   Osteoarthritis   Osteomalacia   Osteomyelitis   Osteopathy   Osteophyte (bone spur)   Osteoporosis   Otosclerosis   Ovarian cancer   Ovarian cyst   Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)   Ovulation pain   Oxygen therapy        Back to top       P   Pacemaker implantation   Paget's disease of bone   Paget's disease of the nipple   Palpitations   Pancreas transplant   Pancreatic cancer   Pancreatitis (acute)   Pancreatitis (chronic)   Panic disorder   Paralysis   Parkinson's disease   Patau's syndrome   Peak flow test   Pelvic inflammatory disease   Pelvic organ prolapse   Pelvic pain   Pemphigus vulgaris   Penile cancer   Perforated eardrum   Pericarditis   Period pain   Periods   Periods (heavy)   Periods (irregular)   Periods (stopped or missed)   Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)   Peripheral neuropathy   Peritonitis   Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma   Personality disorder   PET scan   Phaeochromocytoma   Phenylketonuria   Phimosis   Phlebitis (superficial thrombophlebitis)   Phobias   Phosphate test   Photodynamic therapy (PDT)   Physiotherapy   Piles   Piles (haemorrhoids)   Pilonidal sinus   Pins and needles   PIP breast implants   Pityriasis rosea   Pityriasis versicolor   Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly (flat head syndrome)   Plantar fasciitis   Plastic surgery   Pleurisy   PMS (premenstrual syndrome)   Pneumonia   Poisoning   Polio   Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal dominant)   Polycystic kidney disease (autosomal recessive)   Polycystic ovary syndrome   Polycythaemia   Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid)   Polymorphic light eruption   Polymyalgia rheumatica   Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema)   Popliteal cyst   Post-herpetic neuralgia   Post-mortem   Post-polio syndrome   Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   Postmenopausal bleeding   Postnatal depression   Postpartum psychosis   Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS)   Potassium test   Prader-Willi syndrome   Pre-eclampsia   Premature ejaculation   Pressure ulcers (pressure sores)   Priapism (painful erections)   Prickly heat   Primary biliary cholangitis (primary biliary cirrhosis)   Probiotics   Proctalgia   Progressive supranuclear palsy   Prolapse (pelvic organ)   Prosopagnosia (face blindness)   Prostate cancer   Prostate enlargement   Prostate problems   Prostatitis   Psoriasis   Psoriatic arthritis   Psychiatry   Psychosis   Puberty (early or delayed)   Pubic lice   Pudendal neuralgia   Pulmonary embolism   Pulmonary fibrosis   Pulmonary hypertension   Pyoderma gangrenosum        Back to top       Q   Q fever   Quinsy        Back to top       R   Rabies   Radiotherapy   Rashes in babies and children   Raynaud's   Reactive arthritis   Rectal bleeding   Rectal cancer   Rectal examination   Red blood cell count   Red eye   Reflux in babies   Repetitive strain injury (RSI)   Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)   Restless legs syndrome   Restricted growth (dwarfism)   Retinal detachment   Retinal migraine   Retinoblastoma (eye cancer in children)   Rett syndrome   Reye's syndrome   Rhesus disease   Rheumatic fever   Rheumatoid arthritis   Rhinitis (allergic)   Rickets and osteomalacia   Ringworm   Root canal treatment   Rosacea   Roseola   Roundworm   Rubella (german measles)        Back to top       S   Salivary gland stones   Sarcoidosis   SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)   Scabies   Scarlet fever   Scars   Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)   Schizophrenia   Sciatica   Scleroderma   Scoliosis   Scurvy   Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)   Seizures (children with fever)   Seizures (fits)   Selective mutism   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)   Self-harm   Sense of smell (lost/changed)   Sepsis   Septic arthritis   Severe head injury   Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)   Shaking   Shin pain (shin splints)   Shin splints   Shingles   Short-sightedness (myopia)   Shortness of breath   Shoulder impingement   Shoulder pain   Sick building syndrome   Sickle cell disease   Silicosis   Sinus cancer   Sinusitis   Sinusitis (sinus infection)   Sjögren's syndrome   Skin cancer (melanoma)   Skin cancer (non-melanoma)   Skin cyst   Skin picking disorder   Skin tags   Slapped cheek syndrome   Sleep apnoea   Sleep paralysis   Sleepwalking   Slipped disc   Small bowel transplant   Smear test   Smelly urine   Smoking (treatments to stop)   Snake bites   Snoring   Social anxiety (social phobia)   Social care and support guide   Soft tissue sarcomas   Soiling (child pooing their pants)   Solar keratoses   Sore lips   Sore or white tongue   Sore throat   Sperm count (low)   Spina bifida   Spinal muscular atrophy   Spirometry   Spleen problems and spleen removal   Spondylolisthesis   Sports injuries   Sprains and strains   Squamous cell carcinoma   Squint   Stammering    Staph infection   Statins   Stem cell and bone marrow transplants   Stent insertion   Steroid cream   Steroid inhalers   Steroid injections   Steroid misuse   Steroid nasal sprays   Steroid tablets   Steroids   Stevens-Johnson syndrome   Stillbirth   Sting or bite (insect)   Stomach ache   Stomach bug   Stomach cancer   Stomach ulcer   Stop smoking treatments   Stopped or missed periods   Stretch marks   Stroke   Stuttering   Stye   Subarachnoid haemorrhage   Subdural haematoma   Sudden confusion (delirium)   Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)   Suicidal thoughts   Sunburn   Superficial thrombophlebitis   Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)   Surgery (having an operation)   Swallowing pills   Swallowing problems   Sweating (excessive)   Sweating at night   Swine flu (H1N1)   Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema)   Swollen arms and hands (oedema)   Swollen glands   Syphilis        Back to top       T   Tapeworm   Tay-Sachs disease   Teeth grinding (bruxism)   Temporal arteritis   Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)   Tendonitis   Tennis elbow   TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)   Tension-type headaches   Testicle lumps and swellings   Testicular cancer   Tetanus   Thalassaemia   Thirst (excessive)   Thoracic outlet syndrome   Threadworms   Throat (sore)   Thrombophilia   Thrush in men and women   Thyroid cancer   Thyroiditis   TIA   Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)   Tics   Tight foreskin (phimosis and paraphimosis)   Tinnitus   Toe pain   Tongue (sore or white)   Tongue cancer   Tongue-tie   Tonsillitis   Tooth (chipped or broken)   Tooth decay   Tooth knocked out   Toothache   Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin test   Total protein test   Tourette's syndrome   Toxic shock syndrome   Toxocariasis   Toxoplasmosis   Tracheostomy   Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)   Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)   Travel vaccinations   Tremor   Tremor or shaking hands   Trichomoniasis   Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder)   Trigeminal neuralgia   Trigger finger   Trimethylaminuria ('fish odour syndrome')   Tuberculosis (TB)   Tuberous sclerosis   Tummy ache   Tummy bug   Turner syndrome   Twitching eyes and muscles   Type 1 diabetes   Type 2 diabetes   Typhoid fever   Typhus        Back to top       U   Ulcerative colitis   Ultrasound scan   Umbilical hernia repair   Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)   Undescended testicles   Unintentional weight loss   Urethritis (NGU)   Urinary catheter   Urinary incontinence   Urinary tract infections (UTIs)   Urine (smelly)   Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR)   Uterine (womb) cancer   Uveitis        Back to top       V   Vaccinations   Vaginal cancer   Vaginal discharge   Vaginal dryness   Vaginal pain   Vaginismus   Vaginitis   Varicose eczema   Varicose veins   Vascular dementia   Vasculitis   Vegetative state   Venous leg ulcer   Vertigo   Vestibular neuritis   Vestibular schwannoma   Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia   Vitamins and minerals   Vitiligo   Vomiting   Vomiting blood (haematemesis)   Vomiting bug   Von Willebrand disease   Vulval cancer   Vulvodynia (vulval pain)        Back to top       W   Warts and verrucas   Watering eyes   Wegener's granulomatosis   Weight loss (unexpected)   Weight loss surgery   Weil's disease   West Nile virus   Whiplash   White blood cell count (low)   Whitlow finger   Whooping cough   Wind   Winter vomiting bug   Wisdom tooth removal   Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome   Womb (uterus) cancer   Worms in humans        Back to top       X   X-ray        Back to top       Y   Yellow fever        Back to top       Z   Zika virus        Back to top              Support links  NHS sites About us Contact us Profile editor login Sitemap Accessibility statement Our policies Cookies  © Crown copyright