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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.