Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Overactive thyroid
Overview - About overactive thyroids - Symptoms of an overactive thyroid - Causes of an overactive t...
Paget’s disease of the breast
Overview Paget’s disease of the breast is a condition that causes a scaly rash on the skin of the ni...
Pain in the ball of the foot
Overview This information may be useful if you have been diagnosed with pain in the ball of the foot...
Pancreatic cancer
Overview Pancreatic cancer is a cancer that starts in the pancreas. The pancreas is part of the dige...
Panic disorder
Overview Panic disorder is where you keep having panic attacks, often for no obvious reason. Everyon...
Parkinson’s disease
Overview - About Parkinson’s disease - Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease - Causes of Parkinson’s disea...
Patau’s syndrome
Overview Patau’s syndrome, also known as Trisomy 13, is a rare but serious genetic condition. It beg...
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Overview This information may be useful if you have been diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome...
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Overview British Sign Language (BSL) | 简体中文 | Polski | Română | slovenčina Pelvic inflammatory d...
Pelvic organ prolapse
Overview Pelvic organ prolapse is when one or more of the pelvic organs (your womb, bladder or bowel...
Penile cancer
Overview - What is penile cancer? - Symptoms of penile cancer - What causes penile cancer? - Diagnos...
Peripheral neuropathy
Overview Peripheral neuropathy develops when the peripheral nerves are damaged. The symptoms experie...
Personality disorder
Overview Someone with a personality disorder thinks, feels, behaves or relates to others in a way th...
Perthes’ disease
Overview Perthes’ disease, also known as Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, is a rare childhood condition t...
Phobias
Overview A phobia is a common type of anxiety disorder. Many people are afraid of things. Fear only...
Piles (haemorrhoids)
Overview Piles (also known as haemorrhoids) are lumps inside and around your bottom (anus).
PIMS
Overview PIMS-TS or PIMS stands for Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associat...
Plantar heel pain
Overview This information may be useful if you have been diagnosed with plantar heel pain. If you ha...
Pleurisy
Overview Pleurisy is inflammation of the layers that cover the lungs (the pleura). It causes sharp c...
Pneumonia
Overview Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung tissue. It’s usually caused by a bacterial infection....
Polio
Overview Polio is a serious viral infection that used to be common in the UK and worldwide. It’s rar...
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Overview Polymyalgia rheumatica is a condition that causes pain, stiffness and inflammation. This is...
Popliteal cysts in children and young people
Overview A popliteal cyst is a fluid-filled swelling. It appears at the back of the knee in some chi...
Positional talipes in children and young people
Overview Positional talipes is a common presentation in newborn babies, where their foot turns inwar...