- 1 What is HIV?
- 2 How does it spread (and how not)?
- 3 How is it diagnosed?
- 4 How is it treated?
- 5 How is it prevented?
Anatomy and disease,
by specialty
Every topic starts from normal physiology before explaining what breaks. No alarmism, with the source cited.
Published Atherosclerosis
CardiovascularHow atheroma plaque forms and why the artery stops being a smooth pipe.
In production High blood pressure
CardiovascularThe pressure you cannot feel and the damage it does leave behind.
Coming soon Acne
DermatologyFrom a blocked pore to an inflamed lesion: the real physiology of skin.
Published Skin cancer
DermatologyCellular origin of basal cell carcinoma and the warning signs.
In production Migraine
NeurologyWhat happens in the brain during an attack and the red flags.
Published Obesity
MetabolismVisceral fat, inflammation, and the body as a system — not a number.
Published GLP-1 agonists
MetabolismHow the incretin hormone works and what the medication actually does.
Planned Cholesterol
MetabolismWhat the lab numbers mean and which one actually matters.
Coming soon HPV
Infectious diseaseTransmission, latency, viral integration and tissue recovery.
Coming soon Syphilis
Infectious diseaseThe stages of infection and why it is called the great imitator.
Planned HIV
Infectious diseaseHow the virus acts on the immune system and what treatment changed.
Coming soon The menstrual cycle
GynaecologyThe cycle explained from the endometrium, not from the calendar.
Coming soon Personality under crisis
Mental healthWhy we react differently to the same crisis.
Planned Diabetes
MetabolismWhy glucose stays in the blood, and what separates type 1 from type 2.
Planned Breast cancer
GynaecologyHow the tumour starts in breast tissue, and why early detection changes the outlook.
Planned Effects of alcohol
Internal medicineWhat alcohol does to the liver and the brain, beyond the hangover.
Planned Helicobacter pylori
GastroenterologyThe bacterium that survives stomach acid, and why it gets treated even without symptoms.
Planned Gonorrhoea
Infectious diseaseThe bacterial infection behind many silent cases, and why treatment keeps changing.
Planned Genital candidiasis
GynaecologyThe fungus that already lives on the body, and why it sometimes overgrows.
Planned Depressive disorder
Mental healthWhy depression is more than sadness, and what changes in the brain.
Planned Kinesin
Cell biologyThe protein that walks inside the cell, and why its failure disconnects neurons.
Published Plantar fasciitis
MusculoskeletalWhy the first step in the morning hurts in the heel, and why the heel spur is almost never to blame.
Published Venous insufficiency
CardiovascularWhy legs end the day swollen and heavy, and how worn-out valves create varicose veins.
Published Muscle, bone and exercise
MusculoskeletalHow muscle protects the joints, why strength training builds bone, and when effort becomes dangerous.
Published Acetaminophen
Internal medicineHow it eases pain and lowers fever without reducing inflammation, and why the maximum dose is not negotiable.
Published Sciatica
NeurologyThe pain that runs from the back down the leg: what compresses the sciatic nerve and why it nearly always improves without surgery.
Published Hypothyroidism and weight
MetabolismHow much weight a slow thyroid really explains, and how much it does not.
Published Optogenetics
NeurologyThe technique that switches neurons on and off with light, and what it has revealed about the brain.
Published Gallstones
GastroenterologyHow gallbladder stones form and why the pain shows up after a fatty meal.
Published Stomach acid
GastroenterologyWhy an acid able to corrode metal does not digest the stomach itself.
Published Androgenetic alopecia
DermatologyThe most common cause of hair loss in men and women: why it is not just stress-related shedding and why acting early matters.
Published Diarrhoea in children
PaediatricsAcute diarrhoeal disease is very common in childhood: what to do at home and which signs mean going to the emergency room.
Published Anaemia
Internal medicineConstant tiredness, dizziness and pallor: what happens when red blood cells or haemoglobin fall short, and why iron deficiency is the most common cause.
Published Cystitis
Infectious diseaseInfection of the lower urinary tract, more common in women: why self-medicating is a bad idea and which habits help prevent it.
Published Autism
Mental healthAutism spectrum disorder is neither a disease nor a world apart: it is a different way of perceiving and processing reality.
Published Ketogenic diet
CardiovascularWhat happens in the body when carbohydrates are cut out, and why the keto diet worries cardiologists.
Published Onychomycosis
DermatologyNail 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.
Published Fibromyalgia
MusculoskeletalPain all over the body with normal tests: why it happens, why it is not imagined and which treatment has evidence.
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