Health conditions: B

250 guides

• B-cell lymphoma
• B12 injections guide
• Babesiosis: the tick-borne red blood cell parasite
• Back pain: causes, treatment, how long it lasts and when to worry
• Bacterial meningitis: warning signs, emergency treatment and recovery
• Bacterial pneumonia: symptoms, treatment and recovery
• Bacterial vaginosis (BV): symptoms, treatment and how to stop it coming back
• Bad breath (halitosis): causes, treatment and home remedies
• Bags under the eyes: causes, treatment and when to see a doctor
• Baker
• Baker's cyst: treatment, symptoms, causes and when to get help
• Balance problems
• Balance tests explained
• Balanitis: treatment, symptoms, causes and how long it lasts
• Balkan endemic nephropathy: awareness
• Balloon kyphoplasty for spinal fractures: when it is used and what NICE says
• Balo concentric sclerosis
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome
• Baroreflex failure
• Barrett’s oesophagus
• Barrett's oesophagus: reflux, surveillance and treatment
• Barrett's oesophagus: symptoms, diet, treatment and cancer risk
• Bartholin
• Bartholin
• Bartholin's cyst: symptoms, treatment and when to get help
• Bartter syndrome
• Basal cell carcinoma (BCC): treatment, symptoms and what it looks like
• Beals syndrome (congenital contractural arachnodactyly)
• Beau
• Becker muscular dystrophy: symptoms, diagnosis and monitoring
• Bed sores (pressure ulcers): treatment, stages, causes and prevention
• Bed wetting (nocturnal enuresis)
• Bedbugs: bites, signs, treatment and how to get rid of them
• Bedwetting in adults
• Bedwetting solutions
• Bee and wasp stings
• Beetroot juice and nitric oxide: what the evidence says about blood pressure and exercise
• Behçet
• Behçet
• Behçet disease
• Behçet's uveitis: eye inflammation in Behçet's disease
• Beighton score explained
• Bell
• Bell's palsy: sudden facial weakness, treatment and recovery
• Bell's palsy: symptoms, treatment, recovery time and when to get help
• Below-knee amputation: what to expect from surgery, healing and walking again
• Benign adrenal tumours
• Benign anorectal disease
• Benign breast lumps
• Benign Ethnic Neutropenia: Low Neutrophils That Are Normal
• Benign fasciculation vs MND fears
• Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): symptoms, tests and treatment
• Benign Peripheral Nerve Tumours
• Benign prostate disease
• Benzodiazepine dependence: risks, withdrawal and safe reduction
• Benzodiazepine intoxication and overdose: signs, risks and what to do
• Bereavement and grief: symptoms, how long it lasts and how to cope
• Bernard-Soulier and Glanzmann
• Berylliosis (Chronic)
• Best disease (vitelliform macular dystrophy)
• Beta thalassaemia major in adults
• Beta-Alanine for Athletic Performance
• Biceps tendon pain
• Bicuspid aortic valve: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring
• Bicuspid aortopathy surveillance
• Big toe arthritis (hallux rigidus): symptoms, footwear and surgery
• Bilateral tinnitus
• Bilateral vestibular failure and hypofunction
• Bile acid diarrhoea
• Bile acid diarrhoea deep dive
• Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma): symptoms, causes, tests and treatment
• Bile duct injuries
• Bile duct stones
• Bile duct stones (choledocholithiasis): symptoms, tests and treatment in the UK
• Bile duct tumours
• Bile reflux
• Biliary atresia in babies: symptoms, Kasai operation and outlook
• Biliary colic: gallstone pain symptoms, causes, diet and treatment
• Binge eating disorder: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Biotinidase deficiency
• Bipolar 2 disorder: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Bipolar disorder in children and young people: signs, diagnosis and treatment in the UK
• Bipolar disorder in pregnancy: medicines, planning and postnatal risk
• Bipolar disorder with mixed features: symptoms, treatment and getting help in the UK
• Bipolar disorder: mood episodes, diagnosis and long-term treatment
• Bipolar disorder: symptoms, types, causes and treatment
• Bipolar I disorder: mania, depression and long-term management
• Bipolar I disorder: mania, depression, diagnosis and treatment
• Bipolar II disorder: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Birdshot chorioretinopathy
• Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
• Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome and the lungs
• Birth after caesarean: choosing between VBAC and a repeat caesarean
• Birth trauma and PTSD: symptoms, treatment and support
• Birth trauma recovery
• Birthmarks in children
• Bisphosphonate holidays
• Black cohosh for menopause symptoms: what UK sources say about evidence and safety
• Black hairy tongue
• Blackouts, seizures and epilepsy
• Bladder cancer symptoms in men
• Bladder cancer symptoms: blood in urine and other signs
• Bladder cancer: symptoms, tests, causes and treatment
• Bladder exstrophy
• Bladder exstrophy: adult life
• Bladder function and dysfunction
• Bladder instillations
• Bladder outlet obstruction: causes, symptoms and treatment
• Bladder pain in men
• Bladder pain syndrome
• Bladder rare histologies
• Bladder stones: symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention
• Blastocystis hominis infection
• Bleeding between periods: causes, when to see a GP and what tests to expect
• Blepharitis: treatment, symptoms, causes and whether it is contagious
• Blepharospasm deep dive
• Blepharospasm: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Bloating and distension
• Blocked bile duct
• Blocked ears: causes, how to unblock them and when to see a doctor
• Blocked fallopian tubes
• Blocked nose: causes, how long it lasts and how to unblock it
• Blocked tear duct: treatment, symptoms and causes in adults and babies
• Blood cancer - lymphoma
• Blood clots in lung follow-up
• Blood clots: symptoms, causes, risk in pregnancy and treatment
• Blood disorders
• Blood in semen (haematospermia): causes, when to see a GP and treatment
• Blood in stool: causes, what it looks like and when to see a GP
• Blood in urine in men
• Blood in urine investigations
• Blood in urine: causes, what to do and when to worry
• Blood pressure medication side effects
• Blood pressure spikes
• Blood transfusion complications and reactions: signs to look out for
• Blunt Abdominal Trauma
• Blushing disorders
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Body lice
• Body skin problems and rashes
• Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs): hair pulling, skin picking and treatment
• Body-identical HRT: what the term means and how it compares
• Boerhaave syndrome (oesophageal rupture): a rare emergency after severe vomiting
• Boils and abscesses
• Boils and carbuncles
• Bone and joint infections
• Bone and soft tissue cancer (sarcoma)
• Bone cancer: symptoms, types, tests, treatment and survival
• Bone deformity after injury and infection
• Bone disease
• Bone Graft (Allograft)
• Bone Graft (Autologous)
• Bone infarcts
• Bone marrow failure workup
• Bone marrow transplant second opinions
• Bone metastasis
• Bone spurs: what they are, causes, symptoms and treatment
• Bone Substitute (Synthetic)
• Borderline personality disorder: symptoms, causes and treatment
• Botox for the bladder
• Botulism: symptoms, causes, treatment and recovery
• Bowel cancer screening ages
• Bowel cancer symptoms: what to look for and when to see a GP
• Bowel cancer that has spread to the liver (colorectal liver metastases)
• Bowel cancer: symptoms, causes, tests and treatment
• Bowel complications in the abdominal wall
• Bowel incontinence
• Bowel obstruction: symptoms, causes, treatment and when to get urgent help
• Bowel polyps: causes, colonoscopy and removal
• BPPV
• BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Brachial plexus injury
• Brachialgia, patient guide
• Bradycardia (slow heart rate): symptoms, causes and treatment
• Brain aneurysm found incidentally
• Brain aneurysm: symptoms, causes, treatment and when it bursts
• Brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Brain AVM
• Brain fog: causes and assessment
• Brain haemorrhage
• Brain injury in children and babies
• Brain metastases
• Brain stem death: what it means and how it is diagnosed in the UK
• Brain tumour (brain tumor): symptoms, causes, treatment and outlook
• Brainstem glioma: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Brainstem tumour
• Branchial cyst
• BRCA in men
• BRCA variants and risk-reducing surgery for ovarian cancer
• Breast asymmetry in women
• Breast calcifications
• Breast cancer symptoms: signs to look for and when to see a GP
• Breast cancer symptoms: what to look for
• Breast cancer: symptoms, tests, treatment and follow-up
• Breast cysts
• Breast enlargement: surgery, natural causes and when to see a GP
• Breast lumps: causes, what happens at the clinic and when to worry
• Breast pain: causes, treatment and when to see a GP
• Breast Reconstruction (Implant)
• Breast symptoms and awareness
• Breathing pattern disorder
• Breathing problems
• Breathlessness diagnosis
• Breathlessness on exertion
• Breathlessness: causes, when to worry and how to manage it
• Breech presentation: turning the baby and choosing how to give birth
• Brief psychotic disorder: symptoms, causes and what happens next
• Brittle asthma: what the term means, severe asthma and getting specialist help
• Brittle nails: causes, treatment and when to see a GP
• Brodie abscess
• Broken ankle: symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• Broken arm: symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• Broken collarbone: symptoms, treatment and recovery time
• Broken foot: symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• Broken hand
• Broken heart syndrome (takotsubo): symptoms, causes, treatment and recovery
• Broken leg: symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• Broken nose: symptoms, treatment and when to get help
• Broken ribs
• Broken toe: symptoms, treatment at home, recovery time and when to go to A&E
• Broken wrist: symptoms, treatment and recovery time
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchiectasis (non-CF)
• Bronchiectasis immune workup
• Bronchiectasis: symptoms, treatment and living with it
• Bronchiolitis in babies: symptoms, treatment and when to get help
• Bronchiolitis obliterans
• Bronchitis: symptoms, is it contagious, how long it lasts and treatment
• Brown syndrome
• Brucellosis: symptoms, causes, treatment and how to avoid it
• Brugada syndrome: symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and living with it
• Budd-Chiari syndrome: blocked liver veins, symptoms, tests and treatment
• Buerger
• Bulimia nervosa: what it is, signs and symptoms, and treatment
• Bulimia support
• Bullous lung disease
• Bullous pemphigoid: symptoms, causes, treatment and outlook
• Bundle branch block
• Bunion (hallux valgus)
• Bunions: symptoms, treatment, surgery and recovery
• Burkitt lymphoma: what it is, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Burning feet syndrome
• Burning mouth syndrome: symptoms, causes, treatment and what helps
• Burnout: what it is, how it differs from depression and how recovery works
• Burns and scalds: first aid, treatment, healing time and when to get help
• Burns and scars
• Bursitis: what it is, symptoms, treatment and how long it takes to heal
• Buruli Ulcer
• Buttock pain
• Byssinosis: the lung disease linked to cotton dust