Health conditions: L
177 guides
- L-carnitine and heart failure: what the evidence says and UK advice
- Labial problems
- Labile (fluctuating) blood pressure: why readings vary and how it is assessed in the UK
- Labral hip tear
- Labral tear in the hip
- Labral tear in the shoulder – patient guide
- Labyrinthitis: symptoms, causes, treatment and recovery
- Lactose intolerance: symptoms, causes, tests and diet
- Lacunar stroke (small vessel stroke)
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS): symptoms, tests and treatment
- Lamellar macular hole: symptoms, monitoring and treatment
- Laminoplasty
- Laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery: what it is, recovery and possible complications
- Large cell lung cancer: what it is, symptoms, tests and treatment in the UK
- Large granular lymphocyte leukaemia
- Larsen syndrome
- Laryngeal cancer: symptoms, tests, treatment and survival
- Laryngeal papillomatosis: HPV-related growths in the voice box
- Laryngitis: symptoms, treatment and how long it lasts
- Laryngomalacia (Adult)
- Laryngospasm: what it is, what triggers it and what to do
- Laser eye surgery suitability
- Lassa fever
- Late walking
- Late-onset Tay-Sachs disease
- Latent tuberculosis (TB infection): testing, treatment and what it means
- Lateral ankle ligament injury
- Lateral hip pain
- Latex allergy: types, symptoms, testing and avoiding latex
- Lattice and granular corneal dystrophies
- Lazy eye (amblyopia): symptoms, treatment and how it is found
- Lazy eye in adults
- Lead poisoning: symptoms, causes, testing and treatment
- Learning Disability
- Leber congenital amaurosis in adults
- Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
- Ledderhose disease
- Left ventricular aneurysm
- Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH): what it means, causes and treatment
- Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC): what it means for the heart
- Leg length discrepancy: causes, symptoms and treatment in children and adults
- Leg swelling causes
- Leg ulcers: causes, treatment and how long they take to heal
- Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
- Legionnaires' disease: symptoms, causes, is it contagious and treatment
- Leigh syndrome: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and care in the UK
- Leiomyosarcoma: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
- Lentigo maligna melanoma: sun-damaged skin, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
- Leprosy (Hansen’s disease): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in the UK
- Leptomeningeal metastases: cancer in the membranes around the brain and spinal cord
- Leptospirosis (Weil's disease): symptoms, treatment and prevention
- Lesser Toe Deformities - Claw & Hammer Toes
- Leukaemia (leukemia): symptoms, types, causes and treatment
- Leukoplakia: white patches in the mouth, causes and treatment
- Lewy body dementia (dementia with Lewy bodies): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- Lichen planopilaris
- Lichen planus and its variants
- Lichen planus: treatment, symptoms, causes and how long it lasts
- Lichen sclerosus
- Lichen sclerosus: a deep dive
- Lichen sclerosus: symptoms, treatment and living with it
- Liddle syndrome
- Life after SJS and TEN
- Ligament Damage
- Light chain deposition disease
- Light sensitivity (photophobia): causes, red flags and when to get help
- Lightning injury: risks, first aid and what happens afterwards
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD): subtypes, genetics and diagnosis
- Limited systemic sclerosis (limited scleroderma): a patient guide
- Limping child assessment
- Linear IgA disease: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in the UK
- Lingual thyroid: thyroid tissue at the base of the tongue
- Lipodystrophy syndromes
- Lipoedema stages
- Lipoedema surgery UK
- Lipoedema vs lymphoedema: how they differ, how they overlap and how they are treated
- Lipoedema vs obesity
- Lipoma: what it is, causes, symptoms and whether it needs removing
- Liposarcoma: symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment
- Liquid biopsy monitoring
- Liquorice root for stomach ulcers: evidence, blood pressure risks and NHS care
- Lisfranc Injuries
- Lisfranc injury: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and recovery
- Listeria in pregnancy: foods, symptoms and what to do
- Listeria Infection
- Lithium and diuretics: why water tablets need care
- Lithium toxicity: warning signs, causes and what to do
- Lithotripsy vs ureteroscopy
- Little League Elbow
- Little League shoulder: growth plate pain in young throwers
- Livedo reticularis vs livedo racemosa
- Liver abscesses
- Liver cancer (HCC)
- Liver cancer: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
- Liver Cysts
- Liver Disease Coagulopathy
- Liver disease: symptoms, causes, types and treatment
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver fibrosis staging
- Liver haemangioma
- Liver Lesions and Cysts
- Liver problems
- Living after gynaecological cancer treatment
- Living with a prosthetic heart valve
- Living with a single kidney from birth
- Living with immunodeficiency
- Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS): what it means, monitoring and treatment
- Locked knee: why a knee will not straighten and what to do
- Loeys-Dietz syndrome: causes, aortic surveillance and living with the condition
- Löfgren syndrome: symptoms, diagnosis and outlook of this form of sarcoidosis
- Loiasis (African eye worm): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for travellers and migrants
- Loin pain haematuria syndrome
- Loin pain haematuria syndrome
- Long COVID breathlessness
- Long COVID: neurological symptoms
- Long COVID: symptoms, treatment and how long it lasts
- Long pauses on a heart monitor
- Long QT syndrome: symptoms, tests, treatment and living with it
- Long-sightedness (hyperopia): symptoms, children, eye tests and correction
- Longsightedness (Hyperopia)
- Loose anagen syndrome in adults
- Loss of neck curve
- Loss of sensation concerns
- Loss of smell (anosmia)
- Loss of smell (anosmia)
- Low blood pressure (hypotension): symptoms, causes and what to do
- Low FODMAP diet guide
- Low immunoglobulins
- Low libido in men: causes, when to see a GP and what can help
- Low libido in women: common causes, what helps and when to see a GP
- Low platelets causes
- Low sex drive in women (HSDD)
- Low Sperm Count
- Low testosterone: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
- Low vision services: NHS and private options
- Low white cells causes
- Low-grade glioma adults
- Low-grade serous ovarian cancer
- Lowe syndrome: awareness
- Lower abdominal pain: causes, pregnancy, and when to get urgent help
- Lower back pain: causes, treatment, how long it lasts and when to get help
- Lower Intestinal Bleeding
- Lower Limb Ischaemia
- Lowering cholesterol without statins
- LRBA deficiency
- Lumbar discectomy: when it is offered, what happens and recovery
- Lumbar laminectomy (spinal decompression): reasons, recovery and risks
- Lumbar spinal fusion: when it is used, risks and recovery
- Lumbar spinal stenosis: leg pain on walking, treatment and outlook
- Lumpectomy (wide local excision) for breast cancer: what to expect
- Lung adenocarcinoma: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
- Lung cancer screening private
- Lung cancer symptoms guide
- Lung cancer: symptoms, causes, tests and treatment
- Lung metastases (secondary lung cancer): symptoms, tests and treatment
- Lung nodules: what they are, whether they are cancer and what happens next
- Lupus (SLE) patient guide
- Lupus affecting the brain (lupus cerebritis): symptoms, tests and management
- Lupus in pregnancy: planning, risks and antenatal care
- Lupus nephritis
- Lupus nephritis: symptoms, kidney biopsy and treatment in the UK
- Lupus: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and living with it
- Luteal phase deficiency: what it is, why the diagnosis is debated and what to do
- Luxturna and retinal gene therapy
- Lyme disease: symptoms, tick bites, treatment and recovery
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis): symptoms, causes and care
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
- Lymphocytic oesophagitis
- Lymphoedema (lymphedema): symptoms, causes and treatment
- Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- Lymphoma: symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment
- Lymphomatoid papulosis
- Lynch syndrome
- Lynch syndrome: inherited bowel and womb cancer risk explained
- Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease)