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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as one of the fastest emerging global health priorities due to the continuous…

The benefits of rifaximin use continues to gather momentum, given its well-tolerated side-effect profile, and these require consideration.

The arrival of biologic disease-modifying anti-arthritis drugs (bDMARD) has vastly improved the outcomes of patients

In the USA, diabetes is a public health problem of epidemic proportions..

Salmonella typhi is a flagellated gram-negative bacterium that is rod shaped

The authors report two cases of COVID-19 pneumonia with respiratory failure who were cured but developed pulmonary fibrosis with restrictive lung disease in the follow-up period.

Ioannis Sfontouris  | President of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN); Professor of Neurology and Head of the Neurology Department… %

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronically deteriorating lung condition that can affect multiple systems, frequently accompanied by…

Prokar Dasgupta  | Foundation Professor of Surgery, King’s Health Partners, King’s College London; Honorary Consultant Urologist…

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the main reasons for morbidity and mortality among patients with malignancies. In addition, in this…

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is emerging as a new method of soft tissue ablation, with applications including focal therapy in patients…

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a chronic age-related condition associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Although conservative…

An interview with Dr Hugh Mostafid, Consultant Urologist at The Hampshire Clinic in Basingstoke Hampshire.

Over the past decade, minimally invasive approaches have revolutionised surgery, and robotic surgery has accelerated these changes.

AI technology enables health professionals to deliver better care for their patients and increase productivity, while improving patients’ experiences and outcomes.

Having straight access to the renal pelvis allows uncomplicated passage of the guide-wire down the ureter, increasing the safety of subsequent tract dilation.

In the case of kidney transplantation, microbiota and kidney transplant have a reciprocal ‘double-edged sword’ action.

Our understanding of the pathophysiology of oedema in NS has evolved over the last several years with newer insights…

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition where the main physiological features include reversible airflow narrowing and systemic inflammation…

Severe cases of pneumonia of unknown aetiology from Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, were reported to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) China Country Office on 31st December 2019…

This paper provides an overview of the current immunologic research findings of lymphatic filarial worms, which affect millions of people worldwide.

Urticaria is a highly prevalent, mast-cell-driven skin disorder with recurrence of transient wheals that can occur with or without…

Nicola Rose | Head, Virology Division, the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), an Expert Centre of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Sarah Caddy | Clinical Research Fellow in Viral Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK

In December 2019, cases of pneumonia spiked in Wuhan, China. The cause of the acute respiratory illness was…

Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is an emerging infectious disease that has gained global attention.1 The name Lyme disease…

Mucormycosis is an uncommon but emerging opportunistic fungal infection with high morbidity and mortality…

I’ve been interested in reproductive and maternal health since very early on in medical school. As an undergraduate, I did my dissertation…

The use of assisted reproduction techniques has been associated with obstetric complications. An understanding about which methods…

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a set of obstetric conditions with abnormal adhesion of placental tissue to the myometrium.

Endometriosis is a complex gynaecological disorder characterised by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside…

Multifetal pregnancies are estimated to represent 3.2% of all pregnancies (80% are dichorionic and 20% monochorionic)…

Ectopic or extrauterine pregnancy (EP) is a first trimester pregnancy complication that occurs in 1.3–2.4% of all pregnancies…

Uterine fibroids (UFs), also known as leiomyomas or myomas, are gynaecological tumours typical of reproductive age…

I think the underlying ethos of the ILC is that we want to bring together people who have an interest in improving the outcome of patients with liver disease…

The truth is my interest and fascination for liver and hepatology was very much influenced by my father…

Necrolytic acral erythema (NAE) was first described in 1996 by el Darouti and Abu el Ela in Egypt.1 It is most…

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was discovered when I was a trainee and was a huge scientific breakthrough.

Research in the field of HCC has enabled us to better understand the molecular signatures, tumour biology…

Over the past 50 years, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the preferred minimally invasive method…