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Anatomy and disease,
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Every topic starts from normal physiology before explaining what breaks. No alarmism, with the source cited.

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Atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular

How atheroma plaque forms and why the artery stops being a smooth pipe.

In production

High blood pressure

Cardiovascular

The pressure you cannot feel and the damage it does leave behind.

Coming soon

Acne

Dermatology

From a blocked pore to an inflamed lesion: the real physiology of skin.

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Skin cancer

Dermatology

Cellular origin of basal cell carcinoma and the warning signs.

In production

Migraine

Neurology

What happens in the brain during an attack and the red flags.

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Obesity

Metabolism

Visceral fat, inflammation, and the body as a system — not a number.

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GLP-1 agonists

Metabolism

How the incretin hormone works and what the medication actually does.

Planned

Cholesterol

Metabolism

What the lab numbers mean and which one actually matters.

Coming soon

HPV

Infectious disease

Transmission, latency, viral integration and tissue recovery.

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Syphilis

Infectious disease

The stages of infection and why it is called the great imitator.

Planned

HIV

Infectious disease

How the virus acts on the immune system and what treatment changed.

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The menstrual cycle

Gynaecology

The cycle explained from the endometrium, not from the calendar.

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Personality under crisis

Mental health

Why we react differently to the same crisis.

Planned

Diabetes

Metabolism

Why glucose stays in the blood, and what separates type 1 from type 2.

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Breast cancer

Gynaecology

How the tumour starts in breast tissue, and why early detection changes the outlook.

Planned

Effects of alcohol

Internal medicine

What alcohol does to the liver and the brain, beyond the hangover.

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Helicobacter pylori

Gastroenterology

The bacterium that survives stomach acid, and why it gets treated even without symptoms.

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Gonorrhoea

Infectious disease

The bacterial infection behind many silent cases, and why treatment keeps changing.

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Genital candidiasis

Gynaecology

The fungus that already lives on the body, and why it sometimes overgrows.

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Depressive disorder

Mental health

Why depression is more than sadness, and what changes in the brain.

Planned

Kinesin

Cell biology

The protein that walks inside the cell, and why its failure disconnects neurons.

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Plantar fasciitis

Musculoskeletal

Why the first step in the morning hurts in the heel, and why the heel spur is almost never to blame.

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Venous insufficiency

Cardiovascular

Why legs end the day swollen and heavy, and how worn-out valves create varicose veins.

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Muscle, bone and exercise

Musculoskeletal

How muscle protects the joints, why strength training builds bone, and when effort becomes dangerous.

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Acetaminophen

Internal medicine

How it eases pain and lowers fever without reducing inflammation, and why the maximum dose is not negotiable.

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Sciatica

Neurology

The pain that runs from the back down the leg: what compresses the sciatic nerve and why it nearly always improves without surgery.

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Hypothyroidism and weight

Metabolism

How much weight a slow thyroid really explains, and how much it does not.

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Optogenetics

Neurology

The technique that switches neurons on and off with light, and what it has revealed about the brain.

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Gallstones

Gastroenterology

How gallbladder stones form and why the pain shows up after a fatty meal.

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Stomach acid

Gastroenterology

Why an acid able to corrode metal does not digest the stomach itself.

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Androgenetic alopecia

Dermatology

The most common cause of hair loss in men and women: why it is not just stress-related shedding and why acting early matters.

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Diarrhoea in children

Paediatrics

Acute diarrhoeal disease is very common in childhood: what to do at home and which signs mean going to the emergency room.

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Anaemia

Internal medicine

Constant tiredness, dizziness and pallor: what happens when red blood cells or haemoglobin fall short, and why iron deficiency is the most common cause.

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Cystitis

Infectious disease

Infection of the lower urinary tract, more common in women: why self-medicating is a bad idea and which habits help prevent it.

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Autism

Mental health

Autism spectrum disorder is neither a disease nor a world apart: it is a different way of perceiving and processing reality.

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Ketogenic diet

Cardiovascular

What happens in the body when carbohydrates are cut out, and why the keto diet worries cardiologists.

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Onychomycosis

Dermatology

Nail fungus: why it appears, why it does not go away on its own and why, with a proper diagnosis and medical treatment, it can be cured.

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Fibromyalgia

Musculoskeletal

Pain all over the body with normal tests: why it happens, why it is not imagined and which treatment has evidence.