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David Oliver shared his thoughts with EMJ on his leadership and policy experience, his passion for advocacy in healthcare, and his work in…

TWO YEARS AGO, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and swept through the world, going on to have a profound human and health toll…

COVID 19 was first identified in late 2019 and led to a worldwide pandemic. Covid complications include thromboembolic storm…

It is clear that the delivery of advanced healthcare prolongs life. The global average life expectancy has almost doubled since 1900…

Patients with COVID 19 with associated myocardial infarction and myocarditis, requiring myocarditis treatment…

Reactive arthritis is an emerging musculoskeletal manifestation post-COVID-19 infection. This is the first case reported of hip arthritis and avascular necrosis following the COVID-19 infection.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions. It affects a global population of approximately 425 million. The prevalence…

Anti-TNF drugs, adalimumab and infliximab are treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis…

Long-term survivors of lymphoma frequently suffer relapses, such as Ewing’s sarcoma, following radiotherapy and chemotherapy…

Acquired Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is a rare entity associated with immunodeficiency, such as kidney transplant patients…

Proposing solutions to alleviate healthcare for patients with IBD during the pandemic, the authors include widening the use of telemedicine and prioritising management guidelines for this patient group.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multifactorial lung inflammatory disease that affects 174 million people worldwide, with…

Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease believed to be a risk factor for cardiovascular events…

PSC in paediatrics has an insidious course, mild symptoms, and most cases initially present without complications.

Non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes) and comorbid common mental disorders are of public health concern because of their high morbidity and mortality rates. The authors undertook a systematic review of studies that reported the prevalence of common mental disorders among non-communicable diseases, specifically in India.

The urgent need regarding people with a rare disease in Ukraine is for help to get vulnerable families safely out of the country and help…

Management of NAFLD is not as straightforward as it first looks. There is no virus to suppress, no single behaviour to modify, no easy prescription, and no straightforward route to transplantation.

At the authors’ institution, they prefer to use the robotic approach as it allows the trainees to hone their skills for other robotic procedures such as partial nephrectomies, nephroureterectomies, and pyeloplasties.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. It mainly occurs in patients with chronic liver…

Currently, the exact mechanism underlying EMPD is unknown, but two widely known theories exist, namely the epidermotropic and transformation theories.

A 71-year-old male with atrial fibrillation (AF) was admitted to the authors’ emergency department with fever, progressive dyspnoea…

A case of a 25-year-old White female left with residual bone deformity after surgical correction of craniosynostosis during childhood…

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is a well-known management technique for paediatric Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD-5)…

Carlos Caldas | Clinician Scientist and Senior Group Leader, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute; Chair of Medicine…

Vitamin D is essential for skeletal and skeletal muscle health. It is present in varying quantities in certain foods, but the average diet does not contain enough to meet daily needs. A good source is exposure to sunlight for sufficient time to enable the skin to synthesise the vitamin from cholesterol using the ultraviolet spectrum. In some countries, a regulated process of fortification of certain commonly consumed foods exists.

Obesity (BMI: >30 kg/m2) has reached epidemic proportions, both globally as well as locally in the Caribbean region, without discrimination against age, sex, race, socioeconomic, and educational levels.

The Authors of this study were determined to discover if there is an association between gastrin hormone levels in patients with gastritis with or without pre-malignant lesions.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B cell malignancy characterised by abnormal proliferation of plasma cells that expand in the bone marrow…

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder attributed to the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra.

A wide variety of infections contribute to acute care admissions to general internal medical units.

Both spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are monogenic neuromuscular diseases, which cause progressive proximal-to-distal muscular weakness, leading to loss of motor function and related pulmonary and musculoskeletal co-morbidities and reduced survival.

Shiitake dermatitis is a rare eruption that is associated with the ingestion of uncooked shiitake mushrooms, resulting in a distinctive…

The following highlights focus on several insightful and innovative abstracts at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 hybrid…

Prediabetes is a state of hyperglycaemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and is associated with weight loss often preceding Type 2 Diabetes…

In this study, using transurethral and biopsy tissue and plasma samples, the robustness of a malignancy index that not only discriminates PCa from non–PCa but is also able to predict tumour stage is also examined.

Dermatophytes are the keratinophilic moulds living on the superficial layer of human and animal skin and are transmitted by direct and…

Martin O. Savage  – Professor Emeritus in Paediatric Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, London Clinic Centre for Endocrinology; Professor, Queen Mary University London, UK. 

Christina Furtado Mental Health and Wellness Specialist, guard.me International Insurance; Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP); practising member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMP).

Facial botulinum toxin injection is a skill developed with experience. Inaccurate injections of the toxin can cause local complications as…

This review describes the evidence that forms the foundation for the use of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)…