Medicine explained Until it makes sense
For anyone who has ever left a consultation wishing they understood more.
A free plain-English curriculum that teaches how the body works, how symptoms arise, and how doctors think.
Seven stages of medical understanding
- Stage 1: Foundations of the Human Body - Cells, tissues, organs and how the body works — in plain English.
- Stage 2: Body Systems and How They Work - Heart, lungs, brain, gut and more — how each body system works.
- Stage 3: Life Stages and Reproductive Health -
- Stage 4: Understanding Symptoms - Common symptoms explained — what your body is telling you and why.
- Stage 5: From Symptoms to Clinical Decisions - How doctors reason, diagnose, and decide — explained for everyone.
- Stage 6: Diseases and Disorders - Inflammation, infection, cancer, diabetes and other common conditions.
- Stage 7: Tests and Treatments - How medicines, tests, scans and procedures work.
- Stage 8: Urgent and Emergency Care -
- Stage 9: Living With Illness and Safer Care -
- Stage 10: Public Health, Healthcare and Ethics - Prevention, ethics, healthcare systems and how to use health information wisely.